Hi, I have an error in using COP

[kurup]

Hi,

I have an error in using COPY REPLACING statement. I have used COPY REPLACING as below.

01 GNCHDIOS-GROUP-1.
03 GRPROOT.
COPY GNCHDS1C.
03 GRP401A.
05 PRE401A.
COPY PROXX REPLACING ==:XX:== BY ==401A==.

Inside copybook PROXX the variables are defined at level 10.

Upon compilation this copy book(PROXX) is not getting expanded and iam getting error for the copybook variables in the program.
Can u please correct me...

Thanks
Kurup

 

[MarcLodge]

Kurup,
the statement looks OK although I'm not too sure about the colons. What's the actual error message you're getting?

 

[slade]

Hi kurup,

It might be helpful to show us the copbook code, too.

Does it have stmts of the form:

10 :xx:-fld-a  pic x.

It's also interesting that I can't remember ever using (or seeing) a data name starting w/a numeric, but I don't see anything in the manual prohibiting it.

Regards, Jack.