Makes the evaluation of OCCURS DEPENDING ON items more compatible with the OS/VS COBOL compiler.
>>-.---.-.----.--ODOOSVS------------------->< +-/-+ +-NO-+
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Default: | NOODOSVS |
Phase: | Syntax check |
$SET: | Initial |
ODOOSVS sets ODOSLIDE at end.
When ODOOSVS is specified, the length of variable-length groups and the address of items following variable-length tables is evaluated at the time when the OCCURS DEPENDING ON item is modified, rather than at the time when the variable-length group or sliding data item is referenced.