What is the LINKAGE SECTION used for?

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What is the LINKAGE SECTION used for?..

Answer / shiva

1.IS USED TO DECLARE FIELDS TO PASS DATA FRM JCL TO COBOL
2.IS USED TO DECLARE FIELDS TO PASSS DATA BTWN PROGRAMS

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What is the LINKAGE SECTION used for?..

Answer / anil prajapati

this section is used for passing values from calling
program to main pogram and vice versa

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What is the LINKAGE SECTION used for?..

Answer / abhishek

LINKAGE SECTION IS USED FOR LINKING A MAIN PROGRAM TO
SUBPROGRAM.....

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What is the LINKAGE SECTION used for?..

Answer / venkatachalam

Sharing the memory location between called program and
calling program.

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