Why file status is declared as pic x(2)

nandinihb · New User Joined: 10 Dec 2005 Posts: 11 Location: b'lore

hi
i have q query in declaration of the file staus in working storage section.
why file status is declared as pic x(2). why not it is pic 9(2).?

thanks
nandini

priyesh.agrawal · Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:40 am

nandini,

File Status Code variable can be defined 9(2) or 99 too.
I dont think its mandatory to define it like X(2).

Regards,
Priyesh.

gowtham_1982 · Active User Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 109

Priyesh,

as for as i know, the file status should be declared only as two byte alphanumeric and not anything else.

suggestions welcomed.

gowtham

priyesh.agrawal · Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:25 am

Gowtham,

Original poster did not ask what SHOULD BE the type of the variable, original question was :

cheryala · New User Joined: 20 Mar 2006 Posts: 46

Hi,
I think this will give anwers to all your questions...
From manuals..
[img]FILE STATUS IS data-name-1 ---where data-name-1 Specifies the 2-character COBOL FILE STATUS key that should be defined
in the Working-Storage Section.[/img]

So generally file status code identifier is coded as alphanumeric..

Thanks
RSC

mfsiri · New User Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 5

Hi RSC,

what is img??? your answer is not clear.
Pls explain it again.

cheryala · New User Joined: 20 Mar 2006 Posts: 46

Hi,
Those are just like HTML tags that came when i used the buttons provided for composing replies in this forum...
U can ignore them..

Regards,
RSC

mfsiri · New User Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 5

Why exactly we need to declare x(02) ?????
Any one pls provide solution.

gowtham_1982 · Active User Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 109