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Hi Previndra,
Many COBOL compilers will accept a SELECT statement that ASSIGNs to, for example, #DYNAMIC (a special name that says that you will assign a file name at run-time).
In your logic, you will then construct the real file name, call an ASSIGN utility (that comes with many compilers) to execute the ASSIGNment).
When you need to OPEN another file name, simply CLOSE the current file, execute another ASSIGN, and OPEN the new file. This lets you reuse the same SELECT to access multiple files.
See if your compiler gives you these options.
Dimandja
Many COBOL compilers will accept a SELECT statement that ASSIGNs to, for example, #DYNAMIC (a special name that says that you will assign a file name at run-time).
In your logic, you will then construct the real file name, call an ASSIGN utility (that comes with many compilers) to execute the ASSIGNment).
When you need to OPEN another file name, simply CLOSE the current file, execute another ASSIGN, and OPEN the new file. This lets you reuse the same SELECT to access multiple files.
See if your compiler gives you these options.
Dimandja
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