ILE COBOL Language Reference

INTO Phrase

identifier-4
Represents the data receiving fields.

Each must have USAGE DISPLAY. These fields can be defined as:

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Identifier-4 cannot be defined as a floating-point item.

Identifier-4 can be a DBCS data-item.

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DELIMITER IN
Identifier-5 represents the delimiter receiving fields. Identifier-5 must be alphanumeric.

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Identifier-5 can be a DBCS data-item.

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The DELIMITER IN phrase can be specified only if the DELIMITED BY phrase is specified. The identifiers must not be defined as alphanumeric edited or numeric edited items.

COUNT IN
Identifier-6, an integer data-item defined without the symbol P in the PICTURE string, is the data-count field for each data transfer. Each field holds the count of examined characters in the sending field, terminated by the delimiters or the end of the sending field, for the move to this receiving field; the delimiters are not included in this count.

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When identifier-1 (the sending field) is a DBCS data item, identifier-6 indicates the number of characters (not the number of bytes) examined in the sending field.

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The COUNT IN phrase must not be specified unless the DELIMITED BY phrase is specified.


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