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emonmisra
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HI,
Have u ever come across the situation where one Index of internal table is compared with a working storage variable.
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
Yes, it is fairly common. . . |
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emonmisra
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Hi,
But index is not variable. this is displacement. we can even dispaly the value of index. How it can be comapred like
RBASSC-DRIVERX > WS-TOTAL-DRIVERS-INEXP |
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Craq Giegerich
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| emonmisra wrote: |
Hi,
But index is not variable. this is displacement. we can even dispaly the value of index. How it can be comapred like
RBASSC-DRIVERX > WS-TOTAL-DRIVERS-INEXP |
COBOL will convert the index to an occurence number and do a numeric compare. |
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William Thompson
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Craq Giegerich
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That would be more efficient but you have to remember to set the index data item to a displacement and not an occurence. |
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CICS Guy
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| If you look at table 24, you will see that an index-name can be compared toa numeric interger (data-name or literal) and it will compare the occurance number of the index-name..... |
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Sandy Zimmer
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| This is an example of why it is easier to track a subscript (defined in ws) as opposed to an index. Indices are horrible to debug and terrible to find in a dump. Susbscripts are much more manageable. |
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Craq Giegerich
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| Sandy Zimmer wrote: |
| This is an example of why it is easier to track a subscript (defined in ws) as opposed to an index. Indices are horrible to debug and terrible to find in a dump. Susbscripts are much more manageable. |
But indexes are more efficient. |
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Sandy Zimmer
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| Really? I do think that has been disproven. Besides, which is cheaper - lately - hardware or programmers? I always opt for a compromise. |
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CICS Guy
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Well, Sandy, I guess we can all agree where you stand on the index/subscript question....grin....
As far as efficiency goes, it depends.....indexes are recalculated each time they are incremented while subscripts are calculated upon reference to the data item in the table.
They both have their place, but you can't SEARCH without indexes.... |
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Sandy Zimmer
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Well, CICS Guy - maybe you cannot search without an index, but the way I do it, I can search with a subscript. I have done it for years. I just do not use SEARCH or SEARCH ALL.  I just check the values as I go thru the table. Remember that the table must be in sequence. When I hit a value greater than what I am looking for, or I find what I am looking for, or I'm at the end of the table. I end the search. Maybe I just like the control?  |
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CICS Guy
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| Sandy Zimmer wrote: |
| Maybe I just like the control |
Good for you.....And I never said that you couldn't search a table..... |
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