If You have an example of a "work-around" for the partial word replacement I would be grateful for that. Note that a change in existing copys is not an option. (If that would change the field names or other functional changes.)
You cannot use nested COPY statements with COPY REPLACING. (IBM) Thomas _____________________________________________________________ Thomas Berg Specialist IT Utveckling Swedbank AB (Publ) > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > Från: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] För Bill Klein > Skickat: den 8 november 2007 04:25 > Till: [email protected] > Ämne: Fw: COBOL COPY statement w REPLACING... > > I assume (but could be mistaken) that you are trying to > replace a "part of a > string" rather than a COBOL "text word". Besides the fact > that there are > "work-arounds" for doing partial word replacement, you might > be interested > that the current ('02) standard DOES allow for replacing a > "leading" or > "trailing" part of a COBOL text word (but not the middle). > If you want this > feature sooner than later (in IBM COBOL) you may want to > submit a marketing > REQUEST to IBM referencing the existing SHARE requirement for > this facility. > > I know that COPY REPLACING was in the '68 Standard - I don't know when > exactly it was "designed". > > P.S. If you want to use "replacing" functionality with > nested copies, look > at using the REPLACE statement along with nested COPY > statements. I believe > (but haven't checked it) that IBM support this already. > > P.S. I do NOT claim that the COBOL copy/replacing facility > is how I would > design such a facility today - but it has been used > "successfully" for 40 > years or so. > > "Thomas Berg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED] > pa.myntet.se>. > .. > > ..just for my obscene curiosity: > > > > What IDIOT designed the COBOL COPY REPLACING statement ?? > > > > Thomas > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
