COBOL REDEFINE CLAUSE

Example of REDEFINE CLAUSE

PROGRAM

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.                                         
PROGRAM-ID. PGM002.                                              
AUTHOR. MAINFRAMEWIZARD.                                         
DATA DIVISION.                                                   
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.                                         
01 DATE1 PIC X(8).                                               
01 DATE2 REDEFINES DATE1.                                        
   05 DATE2-DD    PIC X(2).                                      
   05 DATE2-MM    PIC X(2).                                      
   05 DATE2-YYYY  PIC X(4).                                      
PROCEDURE DIVISION.                                              
10000-MAIN-PARA.                                                 
      MOVE 08092010 TO DATE1                                     
      DISPLAY 'DATE =' DATE1                                     
      DISPLAY 'YEAR OF DATE=' DATE2-YYYY                         
      STOP RUN.                                                    

; ; ; ;

OUTPUT

DATE =08092010
YEAR OF DATE=2010

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