Use of referenve modification

shannu · New User Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 17 Location: bangalore

WAt is the mainpurpose of reference modification and when we need it?

Thanks in advance.
shannu.

mainframesguru · New User Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posts: 36 Location: Hyderabad

Hi

Main Purpose of Reference Modification is to get a Part of a String.

It can be used only with Display Usage Clause.
Ex:
01 Ws-variable Pic x(20) Value "IBM Mainframes".
01 Ws-variable2 Pic X(03).

To get only IBM out of the String, use it as

Move Ws-Variable(1: 3) To Ws-Variable2.

Thanks
Vamshi
ICC-ISH