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Re: DIR and POS

From: Simon Coulter <shc@flybynight.com.au>
> According to the MI syntax described in the QPRCRTPG section of the API
> manual:
> "Data objects declared with DIR may also have an explicit POS value.  The
> object is defined on the appropriate space object and uses the specified
> POS value.  However, the next byte count is changed only if the POS value
> causes the count to increase."
>                     ~~~~~~~~~  <= This is the important statement.
>

Simon, thanks for spotting that all-important statement.
So, POS cannot be used as an easy way of simulating
the COBOL "REDEFINES" clause. Too bad, but then
MI was never meant as programming language for
humans.  :-)

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