Rational Developer for System z
Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, Version 4.1, Compiler and Runtime Migration Guide


Corrective action for the RECORD CONTAINS n CHARACTERS clause:

To maintain current behavior, remove the RECORD CONTAINS clauses. This change results in FILE1 and FILE2 both having variable-length records.

For maximum clarity, and for any new applications, use RECORD CONTAINS n CHARACTERS for fixed-length records and RECORD IS VARYING FROM integer-1 TO integer-2 for variable-length records. Avoid using RECORD CONTAINS n1 TO n2 CHARACTERS.


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