Initialize a filler in cobol

 

INITILIAZING A FILLER IN GROUP VARIABLE
 
When we initialize a group level variable, the FILLERS which are under this group variable remains unaffected. As a result, the FILLERS retain their previous content even after the INITIALIZE statement. .
 
 
For Example:-
 
01  GROUP-VAR.
      05  ELEMENT1   PIC X(25)
      05  ELEMENT2        PIC 9(9)
      05  FILLER                  PIC X(15)
 
Here if GROUP-VAR is initialized, the FILLER will not get initialized .
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In such cases, we should first move spaces into the group variable and then initialize.
 
 
MOVE SPACES TO GROUP-VAR.
 
INITIALIZE GROUP-VAR.