Explain plz

[Former Member]

Is it possible to move the contents of a larger structure to a shorter one?

[Former Member]

Yes, we can do this using Move corresponding fields,

Syntax : MOVE-CORRESPONDING <struct1> TO <struct2>.

This statement moves the contents of the components of structure <struct1> to the components of <struct2> that have identical names.

When it is executed, it is broken down into a set of MOVE statements, one for each pair of fields with identical names, as follows:

MOVE STRUCT1-<ci> TO STRUCT2-<c i>.

Reward points if useful

Madhavi

[praveen_hannu]

can, but the whole date cant hold in the shorter one.

[Former Member]

According to the conversion rule we have for structures, it is possible to convert a structure into a shorter one using the move statement. However, the original structure will be truncate. However if the reverse is done then, blank spaces will be filled at the parts of the longer structure where there are no data.