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What is the limit for WHEN CLAUSE in the EVALUATE statement?

Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 4:54 pm
by Raj Mainframe
Hi,

What is the limit for WHEN CLAUSE in the EVALUATE statement? I searched it but miss to get the details, can you please point me or guide.

Re: What is the limit for WHEN CLAUSE in the EVALUATE statem

Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 9:12 pm
by Robert Sample
The Enterprise COBOL Language Reference manual has Appendix B, Compiler Limits. In it you will find EVALUATE ... WHEN is limited to 256 clauses.

Re: What is the limit for WHEN CLAUSE in the EVALUATE statem

Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 10:06 am
by Raj Mainframe
Thanks Robert. Thanks for reference also, much appreciate your way of telling it.