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Q:what is the difference between the variable length and
fixed lenght.how it varies in the cobol.
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Answer Posted / sushant chavan
fixed length:-
1.Every record in the file has exactly same size (in byte)
2.It take huge memory.
3.Access become fast.
4.Computer knows exact location of records so easy access.
5.slow in transferring the records it has large size.
Variable length:-
1.Different record in the file have different size.
2.It take least memory.
3.access become slow.
4.computer does not know exact location of record so slow access.
5.fast transferring as it is small in size.
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