What will happen if a variable is declared as below.. Explain with an example?

What will happen if a variable is declared as below..
Explain with an example? Working storage section:-

01 WS-VARX PIC X(10) VALUE 'ABCDEFGHIJ'.
01 WS-VARN REDEFINES WS-VARX PIC 9(5) VALUE '12345'.

What will happen I want Display WS-VARX and WS-VARN?

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What will happen if a variable is declared as below.. Explain with an example? Working storage sec..

Answer / reena

The Redefined clause cannot contain a Value Clause.
i.e. it should only be WS-VARN REDEFINES WS-VARX PIC 9(5).

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Answer / jitinder

The Syntax of Redefine Clause is

Label number data-name-1 REDFINES data-name-2

Here data-name-1 should not contain VALUE clause, but data-
name-2 can contain VALUE clause.

Plz correct me if i m wrong.

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What will happen if a variable is declared as below.. Explain with an example? Working storage sec..

Answer / saveen

ws-varx will have 12345fghij
ws-varn will have 12345.

pls kindly post ur views. am a beginner.

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