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[mdisulaiman]

Hi All,

I want to know the usage of COPY in cobol pgm .Can any one give me an example
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sulaiman

[ofer71]

Hi

Why not reading the fine manual ?

O.
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VANOS

[Mike Chantrey]

The manual will give you the syntax, but maybe you have read that and want to know what sort of things people actually use COPY for.
Common examples:
1/ File layouts: All programs using a common file COPY in the same layout. If the layout changes, you recompile all the programs but you don't have to go through and change the source individually.
2/ Error handling: An application may have the same error handling requirements ing a number of programs - messages to display, dumps, recovery etc. so this may be suitable for copy code.
3/ Screen definitions: E.g. CICS maps - automatically generated copy code which you include in all programs using that screen
4/ Called program interfaces: A standard parameter definition for a called program and any programs which call it to use.

Basically, if you want a data definition or piece of code to be the same in more than one program, that piece of code is a candidate for a copybook.

[help_me]

Hi,
COPY is similiar to that of we have in C & C++, #INCLUDE <>.
Rgds
SRinivas