Add 88 Level Variable outside Copybook?

[Kedar Afley]

Hi,

I've a COPYBOOK like this -

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01 COPYBK-IND. 
    05 COPYBK-CURRENCY. 
        10 COPYBK-STATE-CURRENCY    PIC X(01). 
            88 COPYBK-CURR-A      VALUE 'A'. 
            88 COPYBK-CURR-B      VALUE 'B'. 
            88 COPYBK-CURR-C      VALUE 'C'. 
    05 COPYBK-OTHER 
         10.....

Now I need to add a 88 level variable without changing the copybook

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88 COPYBK-CURR-D      VALUE 'D'.

Please let me know if there is any simple way to do this.

[William Collins]

Onnly by dfining another field, putting the 888 on that, and MOVEing COPYBK-STATE-CURRENCY to it. Why can't you change (or arrange to be changed) the copybook?

[Robert Sample]

Copy books are used as they are -- you can't really change them, so what you are asking (a simple way to change it) does not exist.

Your options are:
1. Change the copy book
2. Create a new copy book with the additional conditional
3. As stated, move the variable to another variable in your program and put the 88 conditional on the variable in your program.

Changing the copy book would be the easiest way.

[Kedar Afley]

William:

I'm testing a change and was thinking to add an aaditional variable for testing for future, left in the program as a comment. The value of the variable would change frequently for testing.

Robert:

Thanks. I shall check if I can change the copy book and keep the new variable as comment until we finalize on the values to be used finally.