Re: COPY REPLACING Issue

[Michael Quigley <MichaelQuigley@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Instead of using COPY DDS-...... use COPY DDR. The compiler will replace the # with an 'N' (and $ with D, etc.)

Michael Quigley
Computer Services
The Way international
www.TheWay.org
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> message: 1
> date: Thu, 18 May 2023 15:20:51 +0000
> from: Rich Loeber <rich@xxxxxxxxx>
> subject: [COBOL400-L] COPY REPLACING Issue
>
> I am trying to work with an older DDS database and a field in the file has a #
> character in the field name.  The COBOL compiler doesn't like that much.  I've
> been trying to use the COPY REPLACING option, but every time I set up the
> "from" field name, it chokes because of the # character.   Anyone have an
> example of how to get this to work?
>
> Rich Loeber
> Kisco Systems LLC