Re: MIDRANGE-L Digest, Vol 6, Issue 1594 -- COBOL400-L

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Subject: Re: MIDRANGE-L Digest, Vol 6, Issue 1594
From: "Jon Paris" <Jon.Paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:43:47 -0400
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Cross posted to COBOL400 as David is bound to move the discussion there.

Is there a way to dynamically allocate an array in COBOL?

Yup - you can map to malloc or use the ILE heap APIs and map it via the
Linkage Section. Or you could use a User Space for that matter.

But - you will still have to specify an Occurs clause - and the compiler
will still constrain the maximum number of elements. So all you gain is a
potential reduction in storage usage.

Jon Paris
Partner400

www.Partner400.com

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