I am sending values a and b with pic x(10) and pic x(10) by
using call statement.
In linkage section, I am receiving values with pic x(10)
and pic x(11).
Will my program fail? will it be compile error or run time
abend?
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Answer / vs kumar
NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. PROGRAM WILL EXECUTE SUCCESSFULLY.
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Answer / meera
Program will execute successfully. But truncation will
occur. If the data is numeric then MSB will truncate. If the
data type is Alphabet then Right most alphabet get truncated
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 2 Yes | 2 No |
Answer / bharath
No error will occur. Data will terminate to 10 Fields.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 2 Yes | 3 No |
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