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Question { TCS, 6601 }

where will u code file status ?

Answer

we will code file status in file-control of environment
division.
file-control.
SELECT infile ASSIGN TO ws-dd-name
FILE STATUS IS ws-fs-code.

and ws-fs-code has to coded in working-storage section.
if i'm wrong plz let me know...

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Question { EDS, 9306 }

can we read in input the file with a variable length ?
please , how ..could you help me ?

Answer

we can read an input rec of variable length.For that u need
to declare
01 main-rec
05 rec-data pic x(m) <== m should be max length of rec
specified in file declaration(avg length, max length).
05 rec-len pic s9(4) comp
precedure div...
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read infile at end...
else move in-rec into main-rec.
I think in this way we can do.If i'm wrong plz let me know..

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