what is redefines? where it can be effectively use for the
purpose of memory utilization? give an example?
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Answer / siri
REDEFINES:-REUSE THE SPACE FROM FIRST BYTE ON WORDS....REDEFINES AND REDEFINING FIELDS MUST BE AT SAME LEVEL NOS..REDEFINING THE MEMORY MUST BE SAME OR SORTER...
FOR EXAMPLE 1000 BALLS IS THERE..EACH BALL CAST IS 10 RS/-...BUT I HAVE ONLY 10 RS/-...BUT I USE THE ALL 1000 BALLS HOW MEANS USING THE REDEFINES....
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
01 A PIC X(100) VALUES '******************************'
01 B REDEFINES A X(10)
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Answer / yuddam
01 a pic 9(6).
01 b redifine a pic 9(6).
01 c redifine a pic 9(6).
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Answer / suman
Redifine is a clause which reuses the existing storage space
1)redifine must be coded immediate after orginal dataname.
2)level no must be same as orginal data name.
3)level no should be 01-49.
4)data tpye length must be same.
ex:
01 a pic 9(6).
01 b redifine a pic 9(6).
01 c redifine b pic 9(6).
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