Re: PIC X greater 16 MB?

Thank you for your answer.

I found this solution for my problem:

01 XML-DOCUMENT.
05 FILLER PIC X(16777215).
05 FILLER PIC X(16777215).
05 FILLER PIC X(16777215).
05 FILLER PIC X(16777215).
05 FILLER PIC X(16777215).
05 FILLER PIC X(16777215).
05 FILLER PIC X(16777215).

There ist only one restriction: The maximum size of the whole
Working-Storage Section mustn't be greater than 128 MB.
So I only define 112 MB, but I think it is enough.

Thomas


William M. Klein schrieb:

Yes and yes,

You may define a single item that size, but that is also the limit for the
entire Working-Storage, so you couldn't define any other items in the same
working-storage.

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Bill Klein
wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com
"Thomas" <tmanal@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1156495762.545979.41370@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello,

I work with IBM Enterprise Cobol for z/OS. In the documentation I find
these information:

Version 3 Release 4, July 2005

Several limits on COBOL data-item size have been significantly raised,
for example:
- The maximum data-item size has been raised from 16 MB to 128 MB.
- The maximum PICTURE symbol replication has been raised to
134,217,727.
- The maximum OCCURS integer has been raised to 134,217,727.

Does it mean that I can declare a data-item like this
01 XML-DOCUMENT PIC X(134217727).
or is 128 MB the max. size of the whole WORKING-STORAGE SECTION?

Thanks!

Thomas


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