Copybook Change

praveenhu · New User Joined: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 5

Hi,

I have a copybook defined for the table. If I add a new field into the table, then I have to change the Copybook definition too right?

After changing the copybook definition should I have to recompile all the cobol codes that use this copybook even though they dont use the new field in the table or copybook?

Thanks in advance...

dick scherrer · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:47 pm

Hello,

Why do you believe this is a db2 question?

A copybook is a copybook. . .

If a change was made "in the middle", everything that uses the copybook will need to be recompiled - and the data may need to be adjusted. If something new was added at the "end", only code using the addition(s) might need to be recompiled.

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:53 pm

Hi Dick,
your confusion stems from the lack of proper terminology by the TS.

I am assuming the following translation is correct
(or the following corrected text is a true definition of the TS's question)

assumed problem description/question

adding a new column to a table.
will have a new dclgen
do I have to propagate this new dclgen even to modules that will not reference the new column?

even though this question has been asked and answered 10 times in the last year,
with the terminology used by the TS
he could never find the threads with a search.

dick scherrer · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 11:15 pm

Hi Dick,