What is the difference between externally described file and program described file?



What is the difference between externally described file and program described file?..

Answer / ravi kumar shukla

The field definitions and descriptions are defined out side of the program in a externally describedfile. The field definitions and descriptions are defined in side the program in a program described file.

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