SSRANGE is a compiler option that handles the array overflow. SSRANGE also needs to be specified in COBOL programing language. These help in finding the subscript out of range. NOSSRANGE is used for performance-sensitive applications. What is Ssrange and Nossrange? SSRANGE is used to locate a subscript that is out Read more…
Create DCLGEN This is optional, we also call DCLGEN as Declaration Generator. We have to create DCLGEN before that we can also use the equivalent COBOL variable for the DB2 columns. How a COBOL DB2 program is executed? The COBOL-DB2 program can be executed with the help of IKJEFT01. The Read more…
COMP in COBOL is to tell the compiler that numeric data is stored for calculation, by default, numeric data is stored for display. COMP-1 AND COMP-2 are for floating point numbers (not available when I was programming in the ’80s and’ 90s on IBM S/34, S/36, and AS/400). I used Read more…
COBOL (Common Business-Oriented Language) is a high-level programming language for business applications. It was the first popular language designed to be operating system-agnostic and is still in use in many financial and business applications today. Is COBOL The first high-level language? COBOL was the first generally used high-level programming language. Read more…
Further examples: Z suppresses leading zeros . inserts an actual decimal point in the number , inserts a comma in the number $ inserts a $ in the field – can be fixed or floating * inserts * instead of spaces to suppress leading zeros What does S9 mean in Read more…
This version of supports the following Database Management Systems: COBSQL (Pro*COBOL) Does COBOL have a database? In COBOL, programs interact with DB2 Database. DB2 is Data Base2, which is developed by IBM. It is a Relational Database. The relational data stored in the format of TABLE, which contains Tuples (Rows) Read more…
5. Which term is used to mean hardcoding of SQL in Cobol? A. Dynamic SQL. What is SQL in Cobol? Embedded SQL statements are used in COBOL programs to perform standard SQL operations. Embedded SQL statements are preprocessed by the SQL processor before the application program is compiled. COBOL is Read more…
Alphanumeric type consists of digits, letters, and special characters. Sign can be used with numeric data. It can be either + or –. Decimal point position can be used with numeric data. Why do we use alphanumeric in COBOL? Alphanumeric data type allows to declare the data items to store Read more…
COBOL is primarily used in business, finance, and administrative systems for companies and governments. COBOL is still widely used in applications deployed on mainframe computers, such as large-scale batch and transaction processing jobs.COBOL. Paradigm Procedural, imperative, object-oriented, generic Major implementations What can you use COBOL for? Created for transaction processing, Read more…
file description entry. In a COBOL program the file description entry (FD) represents the highest level of organization in the File Section. What is FD and SD in COBOL? In a COBOL program, the File Description (FD) Entry (or Sort Description (SD) Entry for sort/merge files) represents the highest level Read more…