Handling Tables
4.1 Defining Tables
The organization of this table is shown in Figure 4–3.
Figure 4–3 Organization of a Table with an Index and an Ascending Search
Key
C D C D C D C D C D
B
B
B
B
B
TABLE−A
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
Longword number
Byte number
Level 01
Level 05
Level 10
1
2
3
Legend: B = ELEMENTB
ZK−6041−GE
C = ITEMC
D = ITEMD
4.1.2 Defining Fixed-Length, Multidimensional Tables
Compaq COBOL allows 48 levels of OCCURS nesting. If you want to define a
two-dimensional table, you define another one-dimensional table within each
element of the one-dimensional table. To define a three-dimensional table, you
define another one-dimensional table within each element of the two-dimensional
table, and so on.
A two-dimensional table is shown in Example 4–4.
Example 4–4 Defining a Two-Dimensional Table
01
2D-TABLE-X.
05
LAYER-Y OCCURS 2 TIMES.
10
LAYER-Z OCCURS 2 TIMES.
15
CELLA PIC X.
15
CELLB PIC X.
The organization of this two-dimensional table is shown in Figure 4–4.
Example 4–5 shows a three-dimensional table.
The organization of this three-dimensional table is shown in Figure 4–5.
4–4 Handling Tables
