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Global variables - are they a serious defect?
Hello, I am writing a short piece for study purposes. Subject is: In COBOL all variables are defined in data division, that is, they are global. This is considred to be a serious defect of the language. Why? Would appreciate if anyone could direct me to reference materials that cover this...- Mingo
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- Forum: COBOL General discussion
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Sorting and Input Procedures
New programmer. PC platform. RM/COBOL-85. Grateful if anyone could advise how to sort a file on a calculated field using an input procedure. That is, field is not part of the input file, but is calculated using one of the fields in input file. File needs to be sorted on this key. Not sure how...- Mingo
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- Forum: COBOL General discussion
