is it mandatory to give data division before procedure division ?
wht happens if i give procedure division first thn data division
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is it mandatory to give data division before procedure division ? wht happens if i give procedure d..

Answer / sarang sangeet

THE COMPILATION JOB GETS ABENDED WITH MAXCC=12.

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is it mandatory to give data division before procedure division ? wht happens if i give procedure d..

Answer / paray2x

You will get compilation error.

All the files,identifiers, literals used in Procedure
Division have to defined first.

It is imperative for the Data division to appear before
procedure division.

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