user name is not unique

[SHAZaIN]

im trying to fectch data from the variable that has already populated like

01 ws-date pic x(10).

from this im again trying to fetch data and store back like

move ws-date(1:4) to ws-date.
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marked above is throws error like not unique variable im not declaring im just reassign the value.

Thank you in advance

 

[johnherman]

probably need to move to an intermediate variable. Or move spaces/zeros to positions 5 to end. Or Trim it.

 

[Crox]

Hi,

I use these kind of moves all the time for shifting operations and complex initializing of tables, so I don't see any trouble here. Perhaps there is somewhere an other variable with the same name?

Which compiler do you use?

Perhaps you can show the whole program?