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Banabas Rout
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What is the cobol verb that can be used in procedure division instead of COPY?
Please provide if there is any Compiler restriction for using the Verb |
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ksk
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For what purpose you want to use similar verb in Procedure division?
For executable statements, you can use COPY verb in procedure division also.
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CICS Guy
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Craq Giegerich
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| You can use COPY in the procedure division. Restrictions -- see the COBOL manuals in IBM MANUALS at the top of the page. |
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Anuj Dhawan
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One more guess..
COPY is used in FILE SECTION under DATA DIVISION or in Working-storage..why would you need COPY, perhaps I didn't understand question.. |
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Banabas Rout
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COPY can be used in the Procedure Division to include a Procedure Division Copybook.
Is there an alternative Verb for COPY? |
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Craq Giegerich
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| No there is no alternative verb for COPY but you can use COPY in the procedure division. Depending on your source library there may be alternatives but they won't be COBOL verbs and they usually don't have the replacing option. |
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CICS Guy
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| Banabas Rout wrote: |
COPY can be used in the Procedure Division to include a Procedure Division Copybook.
Is there an alternative Verb for COPY? |
COPY is not a verb, it is a compiler directing statement. |
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yogeshwar_ade
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| Banabas Rout wrote: |
COPY can be used in the Procedure Division to include a Procedure Division Copybook.
Is there an alternative Verb for COPY? |
Yes, We can use COPY in Procedure Division to include commonly used Code in programs(Just like we use COPYBOOKs). We call such Code as COPYCODE.
It is Compiler Directive statment.
I think there is no alternative for COPY. Either you have to write that code in your program or you have to use COPY.
Correct me if I am wrong.
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ravi.veda
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| hi, instead of copy we can write ++INCLUDE MEMBER in procedure division. We canot use copy in procedure division |
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Craq Giegerich
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| ravi.veda wrote: |
| hi, instead of copy we can write ++INCLUDE MEMBER in procedure division. We canot use copy in procedure division |
I use -inc and it can be in the procedure division and I also use COPY and I can use it in the procedure division. It all depends on what tools you are using and how the compile jcl is set up. |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
While COPY and ++INCLUDE provide a similar function, they are not exactly the same.
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| We canot use copy in procedure division |
If this is true on your system, it is a local (site-specific) restriction. As Craig mentioned, COPY will work in the Procedure Division. |
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Anuj Dhawan
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| dick scherrer wrote: |
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| We canot use copy in procedure division |
If this is true on your system, it is a local (site-specific) restriction. As Craig mentioned, COPY will work in the Procedure Division. |
This is restricted at my shop, if not, at least in my module. But what's the benefit of such "COPYs", if some "piece" of code is to be included/called in many program, can't we use CALLED programs, might be some "passive" CALLED programs. |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
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| This is restricted at my shop, if not, at least in my module. |
Then you have a local restriction also. . .
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| But what's the benefit of such "COPYs", if some "piece" of code is to be included/called in many program, can't we use CALLED programs, might be some "passive" CALLED programs |
I'm not familiar with "passive called programs". One reason to COPY code in the procedure division is so the code can be performed rather than called. There was a time when this could make a huge performance difference. |
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Anuj Dhawan
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Hi,
| dick scherrer wrote: |
| Then you have a local restriction also. . . |
I think, we were never is need of such a COPY...
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| I'm not familiar with "passive called programs". One reason to COPY code in the procedure division is so the code can be performed rather than called. There was a time when this could make a huge performance difference. |
Lately I've seen this type of coding in other module of my project but in real this approach doesn't attract me, should not it be considered such a thing which can be done but should not be done ? |
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dick scherrer
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Hi Anuj,
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| Lately I've seen this type of coding in other module of my project but in real this approach doesn't attract me, should not it be considered such a thing which can be done but should not be done ? |
If you tell me what it means, i'll maybe have an opinion 
I don't know what a "passive called program" means  How is a "passive call" implemented? |
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