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how to pass the value from JCL to COBOL

  1. VALUE

  2. PARM

  3. SYSOUT

  4. SYSIN
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Explanation

PARM parameter in JCL EXEC statement passes values to the COBOL program via LINKAGE section. SYSIN is another method where data is read from DD SYSIN in COBOL using ACCEPT statement. VALUE is COBOL syntax, SYSOUT is for output, neither is used for parameter passing from JCL.

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