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I HAVE FOLLOWING DECLARATION.
02. A PIC X(10) VALUE 'XXXXXXXXXX'.
02. B REDEFINES A.
05. C PIC X(3).
05. D PIC X(3).
05. E PIC 9(3).
IN MY PROG, I HAVE
MOVE 1 TO E.
DISPLAY A.
WHAT WILL BE DISPLAYED AS A RESULT OF THIS?
PLEASE EXPLAIN THE ANSWER. THANKS.

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I HAVE FOLLOWING DECLARATION. 02. A PIC X(10) VALUE 'XXXXXXXXXX'. 02. B REDEFINES A. ..

Answer / duboisa

no you have
A = 'XXXXXX001X'

Is This Answer Correct ?    13 Yes 1 No

I HAVE FOLLOWING DECLARATION. 02. A PIC X(10) VALUE 'XXXXXXXXXX'. 02. B REDEFINES A. ..

Answer / duboisa

for me you have
c = 'XXX'
d = 'XXX'
e = 001
and A = 'XXXXXX001'

Is This Answer Correct ?    7 Yes 3 No

I HAVE FOLLOWING DECLARATION. 02. A PIC X(10) VALUE 'XXXXXXXXXX'. 02. B REDEFINES A. ..

Answer / garry

Correct answer is : (As already explained and corrected by Duboisa )

C = xxx
D = xxx
e = 001
So A = xxxxxx001x

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Is This Answer Correct ?    4 Yes 0 No

I HAVE FOLLOWING DECLARATION. 02. A PIC X(10) VALUE 'XXXXXXXXXX'. 02. B REDEFINES A. ..

Answer / paray2x

1. you will get data exception as you cannot move 'XXX' to
a 9(3) field.

2. Since you have not initialised C,D it will be '......001'

Is This Answer Correct ?    7 Yes 5 No

I HAVE FOLLOWING DECLARATION. 02. A PIC X(10) VALUE 'XXXXXXXXXX'. 02. B REDEFINES A. ..

Answer / smiley

Can anybody explain...How C and D are having values as "XXX"
in answer ,though not initialized. Purpose of redefines
clause is to use the same storage space for different data.
I think answer posted by PRANAY2X is correct.

Is This Answer Correct ?    2 Yes 2 No

I HAVE FOLLOWING DECLARATION. 02. A PIC X(10) VALUE 'XXXXXXXXXX'. 02. B REDEFINES A. ..

Answer / prasad

Thanks a lot for the help friends....

Is This Answer Correct ?    0 Yes 2 No

I HAVE FOLLOWING DECLARATION. 02. A PIC X(10) VALUE 'XXXXXXXXXX'. 02. B REDEFINES A. ..

Answer / anil

we cannot declare the group item with level no 02 it should
be declared with 01. so the question itself wrong

Is This Answer Correct ?    1 Yes 8 No

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