What is CALL statement in COBOL?
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Answer / santosh khot
Call Statement in cobol calls sub program from main program
by Content or by reference but default is by reference
syntex is
CALL program-name by Content/Reference by Var-1, Var-2.
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Answer / jack
Call Statement in cobol calls sub program from main program
by Content or by reference but default is by reference
eg.
CALL "sub-prog".
CALL "sub-prg" using var-1, var-2.
CALL program-name using var-1, var-2.
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Answer / jey
IN COBOL, Call Statement calls sub program from main program
by Content or by reference.
syntax is :
CALL subroutine name
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Answer / siri
CALL:-CALL statement is used to execute the SUB program from the MAIN program.....
EX:-CALL 'SUB1' USING BY REFERENCE WS-VAR1
BY CONTENT WS-VAR1
BY REFERENCE IS DEAFAULT ITS NO NEED TO CODE...BY CONTENT IS NEED TO CODE IT IS PASS THE LENGTH OF THE DATA ITEM TO THE CALLED PROGRAM....
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