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Posted: **Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:55 am**

Hi all,

Sample code :

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DISP:PROCEDURE OPTIONS(MAIN);
DCL B FIXED DECIMAL(7);
GET LIST(B);
PUT LIST(B);
END DISP;

I am giving input as

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//SYSIN DD *
1234567
/*

I am getting output as

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********************************* TOP OF DATA **********************************
1234567
******************************** BOTTOM OF DATA ********************************

Though i ma giving input either in col 1 of sysin dd * or any column of sysin dd *
i am getting output starting from col 4 of spool
why like so?
can we give input from any column of sysin dd * in pl/i , if we give the same in cobol we will get data truncation?

thanx and regards
pavan

Posted: **Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:29 am**

Have you read up about stream I/O in bothe the language reference and the programming guide?

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