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Qsn in Cobol

Postby thecabbb » Sun Jul 07, 2013 7:49 pm

I have a req where from a file, I have to read, process and write first 3 records and skip the next three, then read first 3 and skip the next three and so on.
Plz give your inputs on how this can be done. thanks.
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Re: Qsn in Cobol

Postby Akatsukami » Sun Jul 07, 2013 8:14 pm

Have a counter and a flag. After reading every three records, toggle the flag. Process the record or not depending on how the flag is set.
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