Re: Compiling Errors - Record Contains

> Well, if i understand you right, by moving, this is the code that i have
for the 200 process:
> 0084.00            MOVE CT-TRANSACTION-AMOUNT TO DL-TRANSACTION-AMOUNT.

===> make sure that CT-TRANSACTION-AMOUNT contains valid data first.

> So, would I be correct in saying that the following would be the correct
way to express 2 decimal positions?
>
> 0051.00            05  DL-TRANSACTION-AMOUNT PIC 9(07).99.

===>yes

>
> When, I took your suggestion on changing to the record contains 90,


===> the 90 was a TYPO. It should be 80. I do not understand
why the compiler assumes 79.

i get the following error, but it may be due to my code above though.
>
> *   21  MSGID: LBL0117  SEVERITY: 20  SEQNBR:  004000
>         Message . . . . :   Smallest record description '79' characters.
>           Does not match RECORD CONTAINS. '79' assumed.
>
> I am learing, hope your not getting impatient.
>