If you are moving 3 numerics into a defined variable of 4 characters, doesn't it move right justified? Wouldn't that leave a blank as the first character, thus causing the S0C7?
Not a COBOL programmer, just a thought. Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

