Mainframe, MVS and zOS Discussion

Posted: **Thu Sep 10, 2015 12:15 pm**

Hi ,

I'm working thorugh a prpgram which has line of code in the program :

01 WS-DELETE-IND-DB PIC X(1) EXTERNAL.

What does it do? Could you please explain the EXTERNAL clause?

Thanks,

Posted: **Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:21 pm**

Why not look in the language manual yourself? Instead of waiting for someone else to do your research for you you could have had the answer by now.

Use of EXTERNAL in COBOL.