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Hi

Please any one can tell me if I have to store a number and alphanumeric or alphabatic value which one will take less memory space. If we see in terms of example. if I have to store number 1 and alphabate A which will take less memory?.

nikhilgalgate,

As far as I know,

1. If you are storing it in a variable, then the storage depends on the the PICTURE cluase of the variable.
2. If you are storing it in a file, then it depends on the SPACE parameter specified in the JCL.

Arun.

01 ws-data picx(n) value data

here ws-data is called literal
here if data is numeric you can store max of 18 digits
if data is alphabitic you can store 160 characters
i hope you done the problem

Hello,

if I have to store number 1 and alphabate A which will take less memory?.

Either could take as little as one byte. If you are looking for some other info, please clarify.