what is dynamic array in cobol?
what is the difference b/w array and table in cobol?

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what is dynamic array in cobol? what is the difference b/w array and table in cobol?..

Answer / harihar

Difference between:

Array is a multiple occurances of a single data item with
same data type.But table can have more than one data item
with different types of data type respectively.

Dynamic Array:
The dynamic array is nothing but no of occurrances of data
item changes dynamically during the program execution.

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what is dynamic array in cobol? what is the difference b/w array and table in cobol?..

Answer / ram g

array also can have more than one data item with different
data types...

before differentiating b/w array nd table...just thing how
will get table...

absolutely u r rite about dynamic array definition but is
it possible in cobol current version..if yes..then how? plz
dont say occurs depending on ...which is not at all dynamic
array concept...

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