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If you are current on the owner of a set, what is the
difference between an obtain next and obtain first?

Actually in which topic will we use dis???Plz explain it
clearly

Question Posted / anu_urs21


If you are current on the owner of a set, what is the difference between an obtain next and obtain..

Answer / Rituraj Pandey

In COBOL, 'Obtain Next' retrieves the next record from a file, while 'Obtain First' retrieves the first record. If no records exist, 'Obtain Next' returns an error, but 'Obtain First' simply leaves the file pointer at its initial position.

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