Answer / fjord

01 ws-a pic s9(5) comp-3 value 12345.
01 ws-b pic s9(5).

Procedure division.

move ws-a to ws-b
display ws-b upon terminal.

Answer / chandra

SELECT ACCT-FILE ASSIGN TO UT01.
01 A pic s9(5)comp-3 value 12345.
01 ACC-REC.
02 B pic s9(5)comp-3.
02 FILLER X(77).
PD.
OPEN ACCT-FILE.
MOVE A TO B.
WRITE ACC-REC.
BROWSE THE FILE AND WRITE HEX ON IN THE COMMAND PROMPT THEN
PRESS ENTER....IT WILL SHOW U THE COMP-3 VALUE.....

Answer / lovely.surendra

just use a another ws-variable and then move the value of
COMP variable into it,

now u can do any activitity with this ws-variable.

Answer / sachin

you can also do this using the jcl sort

inrec = (1,4,pd,m4)

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