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[archive] Copy statement - how does replacing work

  • September 26, 2009
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[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 25 September 2009]

Hi,
I don't understand how the COPY/REPLACING works in ACUCOBOL (v6 and v8). I expected this to work :
demo.cob:
identification division.
program-id. demo.

working-storage section.
copy "demo.cpy" replacing ==abc== by ==def==.

procedure division.

main section.
display def-var1
display def-var2
stop run
.

demo.cpy:
01 abc-misc.
03 abc-var1 pic x(05).
03 abc-var2 pic x(50).

But I am getting compile errors (undef DEF-var1 etc.). Does anybody see what is wrong here ? Do I need a specific compiler switch or so ?

Many thanks,
- Peter -

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    [Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 25 September 2009]

    Hi,
    I don't understand how the COPY/REPLACING works in ACUCOBOL (v6 and v8). I expected this to work :
    demo.cob:
    identification division.
    program-id. demo.

    working-storage section.
    copy "demo.cpy" replacing ==abc== by ==def==.

    procedure division.

    main section.
    display def-var1
    display def-var2
    stop run
    .

    demo.cpy:
    01 abc-misc.
    03 abc-var1 pic x(05).
    03 abc-var2 pic x(50).

    But I am getting compile errors (undef DEF-var1 etc.). Does anybody see what is wrong here ? Do I need a specific compiler switch or so ?

    Many thanks,
    - Peter -
    try this code;

    COPY "demo.cpy" replacing LEADING "abc" by "def".
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    [Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 25 September 2009]

    Hi,
    I don't understand how the COPY/REPLACING works in ACUCOBOL (v6 and v8). I expected this to work :
    demo.cob:
    identification division.
    program-id. demo.

    working-storage section.
    copy "demo.cpy" replacing ==abc== by ==def==.

    procedure division.

    main section.
    display def-var1
    display def-var2
    stop run
    .

    demo.cpy:
    01 abc-misc.
    03 abc-var1 pic x(05).
    03 abc-var2 pic x(50).

    But I am getting compile errors (undef DEF-var1 etc.). Does anybody see what is wrong here ? Do I need a specific compiler switch or so ?

    Many thanks,
    - Peter -
    Unfortunately, that does not work using acucobol 6.
    I'll try it out with acucobol 8.1 .... perhaps that will work.
    Thanks,
    - Peter -

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