Multiple choice technology mainframe

What is the use of Level 49 in COBOL?

  1. to describe independent elementary items

  2. it is used to define the db2 char in cobolas var char

  3. used to give condition names to the values that a field contain

  4. all of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Level 49 in COBOL is specifically used for defining VARCHAR data type elements when working with DB2. This level indicates a variable-length character field where the first 2 bytes contain the length and the remaining bytes store the actual data. Option A is incorrect because elementary items use levels 02-49, not level 49 specifically.

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