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> From: R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr.
>
> no offense intended here, Joe, but that's an RPG programmer's view.

Bruce, you miss my point.  With this code:

       01  DSPFILE-area.
           copy dds-m1map-o     of OE314D.
           copy dds-m2ctl-o     of OE314D.
           copy dds-m2sfl-o     of OE314D.
           copy dds-m2key-o     of OE314D.

The four data structures OVERLAP.  Changing a field in dds-m1map-o will ALSO
affect all three other formats.  And it's unlikely that those changes are
ones you want.  With this technique, I can't just initialize a field in
dds-m2ctl-o and be assured it will stay that way throughout the life of the
program.

I understand all about MOVE CORR and the joy it brings.  I use it
extensively in my COBOL version of PSC/400.  But I ran into difficulties
with the above coding technique.

Joe Pluta
www.plutabrothers.com




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