Answer / Jay Devi

In COBOL, you can change the dataset name within a program using the ALTER DATA SET SELECT statement. This statement allows you to specify a new dataset name for an open sequential or indexed file during runtime. Here is an example:

ALTER DATA SET SELECT NEW-DATASET-NAME ASSIGNING TO OLD-DATASET-NAME.

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