What is difference between copy and include?
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Answer / s.v.venkata sivaprasad
both are same use to copy predefind structure or text in to
the program.
but copy will use in compilation
where as include will use in pre-compalation.
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Answer / rajesh_m13
Copy Will expand at compilation time.
Include will expand at pre-compilation time.
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Answer / prabhat
As stated above, INCLUDE expands in precompilation and COPY
in compilation.
If that is the case, why we require INCLUDE, can't COPY be
used instead? Here is the reason:
DB2 precompiler can't process COPY statements, not it
connect to DB2 directories to validate the Table Attributes
(Columns, Name, Data Type) and thus uses the DCL statements
embedded in INCLUDE.
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Answer / guess
both can be used for same including the copy structures...
copy will be expand during compilation and include will be
expand during pre compilation...
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Answer / shabukumar
Both are used for copying the data.
However you cannot use copy verb in between exec and end-
exec.
so Include was used instead of copy.
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Answer / ganesh
copy will used in compilation of pgm and include is used
before execution
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