What is usage pointer in cobol?

Answer Posted / nidhi

1. Its declared without a pic clause. Only "usage is pointer" is declared for the variable.
2. Its a 4 byte variable used to hold address of variables in linkage sectio only.
3. "seT ADDRESS OF VAR-LINK-SEC TO POINTER-VAR" is how we get address into pointer var.

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