Re: Question: Major Differences Between COBOL/400 and ILECOBOL

[Margaret Rozmarynowycz <mrozmary@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

D,

My first encounter with ILE COBOL was when I needed to pull in a 4-digit 
year, and COBOL/400 could not do it.  (In ILE, its "ACCEPT WS-JOB-DATE 
FROM DATE YYYYMMDD.).

Going to ILE was very easy.  All I did was change the type CBL to CBLLE. 
Then I was able to use all the new features, like the 4-digit year and 
END-IF.

M Rozmarynowycz

D Meza wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have been attempting to code COBOL/400 , however, when I've tried to find reference material I usually encounter examples of ILE COBOL instead of COBOL/400.  Could you tell me what are the major differences?  Are they similar but yet different?
>
> I'm new to the AS400 and I'm trying to figure if I can us some ILE COBOL logic/examples in my COBOL/400 Programs.  Another example,  when I invoke "STRSQL" I can query by doing a "SELECT * " without having to use "INTO" and yet cannot do the same thing in embedded COBOL/ 400 embedded SQL, I'm just wondering why?
>
> I hope you can help me iron out the differences.  My goal is to work with COBOL/400 at this time, I'm just trying to reference the correct form.  I appreciate any help you could give me.  Thanks.
>
> D Meza
>
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