data type definition of db2 fields in cobol
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data type definition of db2 fields in cobol
how do we define datatype varchar(500) of db2 in cobol?
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You define it this way: If you are creating the field, you must move the TRUE length of the field to VARCHAR-LEN as well as moving the data to VARCHAR-LEN-TEXT. To retreive the data use a reference modified MOVE using VARCHAR-LEN as the length modifier.
I'd suggest you do some research before you use VARCHAR. There are some performance hits you can run into, as well as some processing peculiarities.
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05 var-fld.
49 VARCHAR-LEN PIC S9(004) COMP.
49 VARCHAR-LEN-TEXT PIC X(500).
I'd suggest you do some research before you use VARCHAR. There are some performance hits you can run into, as well as some processing peculiarities.
Regards,
Anuj
Anuj
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