RE: Compiling Errors - Record Contains -- COBOL400-L

Subject: RE: Compiling Errors - Record Contains
From: "Jon Paris" <Jon.Paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 15:17:55 -0400
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>>   05  CT-TRANSACTION-AMOUNT       PIC 9(7)V99 PACKED-DECIMAL.

This definition does not match the DDS - it should be S9(5)V99.  In DDS read
the 7 2 as "7 digits of which 2 are decimal places" the COBOL 9(7)V99 on the
other hand should be read as "7 digits before the decimal point and 2
after".

If you add a COPY DDS statement to the program you'll see what the compiler
thinks the definition should be.

Jon Paris
Partner400

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