Initialization

Shriram Jogdand · New User Joined: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 65 Location: Pune

Hi,

I have variables declared as below

01 WS-VAR.
05 WS-A PIC x(10).
05 WS-B PIC x(7) value 'SHRIRAM'.

My questions are
1. What will happen if i will initialize WS-VAR?
2. If it will move spaces in both the variable WS-A and WS-B, then what should we do to retain the values of WS-B after INITIALIZATION?

expat · Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 5:00 pm

The idea of the interview questions forum is that you give your answers and the forum members will tell you if you are correct or not, and then help you understand the correct answer if needed.

Shriram Jogdand · New User Joined: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 65 Location: Pune

My Answers were
1. If we will Initaialize then both the variable will have spaces.
2. I was not able to give answer of second one.

Srihari Gonugunta · Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 5:25 pm

I suppose changing WS-B to FILLER would do.

Dsingh29 · Active User Joined: 16 Dec 2008 Posts: 132 Location: IBM

Hi,

Srihari's answer is correct and the other option is not to give the variable name.

see this link for more info...

www.3000newswire.com/subscribers/InCobol-9905.html

dick scherrer · Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:01 pm

Hello,

If only WS-A was initialized, WS-B would remain unchanged.

And the WS-B name would still be usable. . .

A rather poor question, imho.