COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs

Procedure Division Verbs

HP COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs—522555-006

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MOVE CORRESPONDING

MOVE CORRESPONDING copies elements of one group to corresponding elements

of another group. Groups of data correspond if they have the same names and

qualifier names, beyond the group-names in the MOVE statement, and if they meet

restraints explained under CORRESPONDING Phrase.

group-1

is the group-name of the data to be copied.

group-2

is the group-name to which the data is to be copied.

MULTIPLY

Caution. MOVE CORRESPONDING is not recommended, because minor changes to one

group can change the correspondence between its elements and those of the other group, and

this is difficult to detect. If someone adds a new name to a group, the new name might be

included in unintended move operations.

Form Description

MULTIPLY BY

Multiplies one data item by one or more other data items and stores

the result(s) in the other data item(s); for example, the statement

MULTIPLY A BY B C D

means store A x B in B, A x C in C, and A x D in D

MULTIPLY GIVING

Multiplies two data items and stores the product in one or more other

data item(s); for example, the statement

MULTIPLY A BY B GIVING C D E

means store A x B in C, D, and E

group-1MOVE group-2TOCORRESPONDING

CORR

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