i have the following varibles in the working storage
05 ws-A PIC X(30)
VALUE 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRESTUVWXYZ '
05 WS-B REDEFINES WS-A
10 WS-B1 PIC X(10).
10 WS-B2 PIC 9(10).
10 WS-B3 PIC X(10).
If I Display B1, B2 and B3 respectively, what is the value
displayed in B2
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Answer / sandy
It will not show variable mismatch error.
It will display KLMNOPQRES.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 16 Yes | 2 No |
Answer / jibin jacob
there is no error.....
it will display 'klmnopqrst'
***********code************
identification division.
program-id. fst.
environment division.
data division.
working-storage section.
01 qs pic x(30) value
'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcd'.
01 qs-r redefines qs.
02 qs-r1 pic x(10).
02 qs-r2 pic 9(10).
02 qs-r3 pic x(10).
01 aa pic 9.
procedure division.
p1.
accept aa.
display "r1=" qs-r1.
display "r2=" qs-r2.
display "r3=" qs-r3.
stop run.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 5 Yes | 0 No |
Answer / mr.perfect
i have compiled and run it , it is workign fine.
the output format is
B1:ABCDEFGHIJ
B2:KLMNOPQRES
B3:TUVWXYZ
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Answer / anand
isn't this a compilation error? A value clause cannot be
associated with a variable that is redefined.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 1 Yes | 6 No |
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