Mainframe, MVS and zOS Discussion

Posted: **Mon Jun 03, 2024 2:19 pm**

Hi,

Is it possible to use IF NOT statement for 88 variable in COBOL?

Example

01 COUNTRY PIC X(03) VALUE SPCAES
    88  CTRY_IND   VALUE "IND"
  88  CTRY_PAK   VALUE "PAK"
  88  CTRY_CHN   VALUE "CHN"

Is below statement possible?

IF NOT CTRY_CHN
     MOVE A TO B
ELSE
     MOVE B TO C
END-IF

Posted: **Mon Jun 03, 2024 3:13 pm**

Hello.

Yes, you can "NOT" an 88-level.

Posted: **Tue Jun 11, 2024 8:40 pm**

Thanks zum13.

IF NOT statement for 88 variable in COBOL