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Occurs clause at 01 level

Postby coollearner » Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:30 pm

Hi,
I wanted to know why occurs clause cannot be defined at 01 level?
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Re: Occurs clause at 01 level

Postby Robert Sample » Tue Jul 13, 2010 9:01 pm

Basically, because the manual explicitly states that OCCURS cannot be placed on an 01 level. The manual states this because the COBOL standard says so. As to why this restriction exists, you eventually need to go back 50 years to the original COBOL specifications and see what reason, if any, was provided.
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