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COPH vs COPY command in a COBOL program


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rohin

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PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2008 3:44 pm
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Hi,

In one of the existing Cobol programs, I saw command:

COPH LOGACTW.

Where LOGACTW is a copybook.

Could anyone please explain what exactly does COPH do and how is it different from normal cobol COPY command?

Thanks,
Rohin
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yogeshwar_ade

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PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2008 4:10 pm
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I hope it must COPY, not a COPH??? Is this code is runing???
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PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2008 4:14 pm
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yogeshwar_ade wrote:
I hope it must COPY, not a COPH??? Is this code is runing???


As its in existing code, I wonder how this code is working.
I hope there is no such keyword used in cobol.


Correct me if I am wrong.
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Bill O'Boyle

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PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2008 4:33 pm
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A capital "H" is South Southeast of a capital "Y" on the keyboard.

Suffice to say this is a typo-error. icon_eek.gif
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PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2008 4:49 pm
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i have never seen anywhere COPH,
plz check the code it can't be compile/run
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PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2008 5:02 pm
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HI,

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Suffice to say this is a typo-error.


That must be Typo error. other wise compile the program and see the result.
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yogeshwar_ade

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PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2008 5:12 pm
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vasanthkumarhb wrote:

That must be Typo error. other wise compile the program and see the result.



To avoid these kinds of small typo error, I always make 'HILITE COBOL ON'. If it is COBOL Keyword/Reserve word it will be in RED color (Default Color) else it will be in Green.

Also I hope if you are going to Compile this code it will surely gives Compile error.
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Anuj Dhawan

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PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2008 5:58 pm
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Hi,
yogeshwar_ade wrote:
To avoid these kinds of small typo error, I always make 'HILITE COBOL ON'.

Should I say, it could be site specific, I use "HI COB"...


rohin,
Quote:
In one of the existing Cobol programs

if so, you might like to check whether this
Quote:
COPH LOGACTW.
is an "active" statement of the program or not.
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yogeshwar_ade

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PostPosted: Fri May 30, 2008 10:13 am
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Anuj D. wrote:
Should I say, it could be site specific, I use "HI COB"...


'HI COB' is nothing but abbreviation of 'HILITE COBOL'.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 9:11 pm
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HI i know its a very old thread , but curiously i just came accorss a live code that has the same statement COPH followed by a copybook name ( the copybook has a SQL statement).

Any clue as to what COPH does ?
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dick scherrer

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 9:17 pm
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Hello,

Post the output of a Clean Compile of this statement. Not the entire compile, just the bits concerning this.
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Terry Heinze

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 11:19 pm
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Without seeing the output requested by dick, another possibility is that COPH might be a reserved word in some of of pre-compile step.
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dick scherrer

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 12:19 am
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Hello,

Searched in the DB2 and CICS manuals and COPH is not found.

Possibly it is some other vendor's "front end" . . .
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Rohit Umarjikar

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 6:46 am
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Did you check the compile listing? Please share the screen shot of that.
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Nic Clouston

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 2:38 pm
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Please share the screen shot of that

No - do not do a screenshot - a cut and paste using the code tags is quicker and more efficient file-size wise.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 4:10 pm
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This is not a Typo. COPH is used to copy host variables into EXEC SQL statement block.

EXEC SQL
SELECT VAR1, VAR2 FROM TABLE1
COPH DB001
WHERE VAR3 = XXX
EXEC-END

where DB001 may contain
INTO :WS-VAR1, :WS-VAR2
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Rohit Umarjikar

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 11:51 pm
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where DB001 may contain
So you are not sure then and doing a guess work, you can do the same by using COPY/INCLUDE. Do you have a link to the manual which explains COPH?
Besides, Please don't tailgate any old trade, if you want to discuss something then start a new topic.
Moderators, Please lock this topic.
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