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hi group,

does filler bytes occur in copy books, if they exist where do they exist in between or at the end, a copy book is been used by 100 programs, if make changes in cobol , does the impact is on all progrmas

Hello,

does filler bytes occur in copy books

Yes, it is possible.

where do they exist in between or at the end

Wherever they were defined - literally anywhere in the copybook.

does the impact is on all progrmas

Possibly.