Need clarification in calling a sub program

Kamaleshwaran · New User Joined: 10 Apr 2010 Posts: 7 Location: Hyderabad

I have a scenario in which, a value 01 MEMBER X(9) is passed from one program to another program to get group value in the calling program. My doubt is what happens if the recieving variable in linkage section is not as same length as the variable in called program.
For example, in Link section of the calling program the variable is defined as, 01 LK-MEMBER X(05) or 01 LK-MEMBER X(10).

Please help me in this.

expat · Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 2:23 pm

What happened when you tried this yourself before posting ?

What was the result, what is your problem ?

Kamaleshwaran · New User Joined: 10 Apr 2010 Posts: 7 Location: Hyderabad

Sorry, still i didnt try this. I will try this and will come up.
I am new to the forum.

dick scherrer · Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 8:08 pm

Hello,

So, what did you try? What happened?

Suggest you use the "IBM Manuals" link at the top of the page and read about CALL/USING in the COBOL Language Reference.

suhail2322 · New User Joined: 27 Mar 2009 Posts: 3 Location: Chennai

In my program, Iam trying to initilize the subprogram dynamically by "CANCEL <subprogrm>", It is not getting initialized...!

Can anybody suggest me a solution for this

Note: I should initialize dynamically

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 6:45 pm

instead of using commands that you don't understand - CANCEL.

look at the PROGRAM-ID clause INITIAL.

thespider390 · New User Joined: 28 May 2010 Posts: 3 Location: New Delhi

You can try this:

1) As suggested by Dick, use IS INITIAL.

2). If you are Using CANCEL in to bring Sub-pgm in Initial state, compiler must have DYNAM.
Without DYNAM it will not work

Correct me if wrong..........