can u plz expain me how to declare dynamic array? what is
the meaning of depending on clause in dynamic array?
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Answer / amarnadh reddy
When a table of variable size is required, the occurs
depending clause may be used.
01 A1 PIC 99.
01 REC-1.
05 P1 PIC XX.
05 P2 PIC 99 OCCURS 1 TO 90 TIMES DEPENDING ON A1.
Here depending on the value of the data name A1 the size of
P2 Will be decided. It can be anything between 1 and 90.
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Answer / roger riek
You can indeed create dynamic arrays in MVS Cobol. You need
to use the heap facility in the language environment.
There is a discussion about how to do this at
http://home.centurytel.net/rjriek/
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dynaic array is notink but a two dimension array.
01 studet.
02 stunam occurs 3 to 4 times depanding on n.
03 stuname pic x(15).
03 stumrk occurs 2 times.
04 stumark pic 9(3).
this is dynamic array.now runtime will pass the input.because
using depanding clause.
depanding clause pass the value runtime.
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