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hai guys ,
can anybody help with me the cobol code for displaying the output in the following format.

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* * *
* * * * *
* * * * * * *

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Hello,

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What does this mean? What is actually required? What kind of input is processed to get to this "output"?

We will help you solve your requirement, but you have to post the "rules" for the process and what you are having trouble with.

procedure division.
accept n-------------------n is the number of lines to print stars(*).
compute 2n-1
perform varying k from 1 by 1 until k>n
perform varying i from 1 by 1 until i>n
perform varying j from 1 by 1 until j>(n-1)2+1
if j=(m+1)/2
compute p=(i-1)2+1
perform varying q from 1 by 1 until q>p
string '*' delimited by size into var1
else
string ' ' delimited by size into var1
end-perform
subtract 1 from m
end-perform
display var1
end-perform.
stop run.

Hello,

Is there a question here?

I see no question and i see no "rules" - just some unclear pseudo-code.

is there any method to give the following output
var1 = i am working
var2
output should be

var1 = i
var2 = am working

THE ABOVE PROGRAM DISPLAYS THE OUTPUT IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT.
1
2
3
4
5

WHAT SHOULD I DO TO GET THE OUTPUT IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT.

1 2 3 4 5.

PLEASE TELL ME IF I MAKE ANY MISTAKES IN THE CODE.

You have made no mistakes -- the code is doing exactly what you told it to do.

Find the COBOL Language Reference manual and read up on the COBOL DISPLAY statement -- you should be able to find what you need to know there.

Hello,

WHAT SHOULD I DO TO GET THE OUTPUT IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT.

1 2 3 4 5.

How does this relate to the original request? The original output appeared to "grow" as processing continued. This looks nothing like that. . .

If you want to combine data from multiple "inputs", you need to build the complete output line before you diswplay anything. . .

thanks for that