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HI..

i got a small dought...in cobol.
when we add two numbers...we r giving 3rd veriable to store the result.

Eg..ADD A TO B GIVING C.

in case we dnt use 3rd veriable..the result where ll be store??

eg..ADD A TO B.


REGARDS
SivaNag

This question is one easily answered by looking at the ADD statement in the COBOL Language Reference manual. And you will benefit more from doing the work of finding the manual and getting the information than just having us read the manual for you.

Hello,

Or run a bit of a test. . . With some DISPLAYs before and after the ADD. . .

If something happens that is not clear, post a reply and someone will be able to clarify.

When starting a topic, you need to use a meaningful subject. "help me!" is nonsense and has almost no meaning as the whole reason to post a new question is because one is looking for help. . .

In this case
ADD A TO B

The result will be stored in A

ADD A TO B
The result will be stored in A

where did You find such interesting definition

Which reference material did you find that in? The Enterprise COBOL Language Reference manual says the exact opposite -- so I'd really like to find out what reference you found such an error in!

Actually, it was a guess with no reference research done. . . There was a 50-50 chance that the sum would go into A or B

And if one looked at assembler. . . .

d

Sorry it should be
result will store in B because When you use ADD A TO B it means add B=A+B as per my knowledge

Edited to correct content. . .

Hello,

I've corrected the typo in your post to clarify.

I've also deleted the other posts that were more confusing than informative

d

thank you for this dick scherrer.