What is the different between index and subscript?
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Answer / ash
Subscript - refers to the array occurance
Index - refers to the byte position/displacement of the
occurance from the start of the array
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INDEX is Displacement position of array data name.
Subscript is No. of occurenceof array data name.
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Answer / raja
Subscript refers to the array occurrence while index is the
displacement (in no of bytes) from the beginning of the
array. An index can only be modified using PERFORM, SEARCH
& SET. Need to have index for a table in order to use
SEARCH, SEARCH ALL.
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