Thread: COBOL

MOVE CORRESPONDING biting me again

Started by Marty • user3 replies320 viewsLast activity 1 month ago
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Marty
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Posted: May 17, 2026, 10:27 AM

Third time this month. Program copies one record layout to another and half the fields come over blank. Both copybooks look identical when you eyeball them.

Anyone still trust CORRESPONDING or did your shop ban it?

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Posted: May 17, 2026, 1:27 PM

Stopped trusting it in the late 90s. FILLER and renamed elementary items will get you every time.

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Posted: May 18, 2026, 12:27 PM

Found it. Hidden REDEFINES on the receiving side. Leaving the thread up for the next search.

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