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what are the diferences b/w sub-script and index?

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what are the diferences b/w sub-script and index?..

Answer / kiran

Index is a displacement we cannot do any arthematic
operation by using index only we can asign value by using SET

Ex: set indexname to 1
upby/downby

Subcript is working storage variable we can use in
arethematic operations and used for occurances of a para

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what are the diferences b/w sub-script and index?..

Answer / ajay dwivedi

Subscript refers to an array occurrance, whereas Index
shows the displacement in number of bytes.

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what are the diferences b/w sub-script and index?..

Answer / mchava

A subscript is a working storage data definition item,
typically a PIC (999) where a value must be moved to the
subscript and then incremented or decremented by ADD TO and
SUBTRACT FROM statements.
An index is a register item that exists outside the
program's working storage. You SET an index to a value and
SET it UP BY value and DOWN BY value.

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what are the diferences b/w sub-script and index?..

Answer / sumankumar

SUB-SCRIPT IS NOTHING BUT NUMBER ITS CAN DEFINE IN PERFORM
AND IT CAN BE INCREMENTED BY ARITHMETIC OPERATION, AND IT
CAN BE DISPLAY DIRECTLY

INDEX IS NOTHING BUT DISPLAY POSITION OFF ARRY COMAND AND IT
INCREMENTED BY SET VERB AND IT CANNOT DIRECTLY DISPLAYED

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