USING clause

The USING clause identifies data to be used both as the destination in an ACCEPT screen Statement and the source for a DISPLAY screen Statement.

General format

USING {Data-Name-6}       {Literal-2  }

Syntax rules

1.	The category of the data item referenced by Data-Name-6 shall be a permissible category as a receiving operand in a MOVE Statement where the sending operand has the same PICTURE clause as the subject of the entry.

2.	The category of the data item referenced by Data-Name-6 shall be a permissible category as a sending operand in a MOVE Statement where the receiving operand has the same PICTURE clause as the subject of the entry.

3.	Data-Name-6 shall be defined in the file, working-storage, or linkage section. Data-Name-6 shall not specify a variable-length group.

4.	If the subject of this entry is subject to an OCCURS clause, Data-Name-6 shall be specified without the subscripting normally required. Additional requirements are specified in the OCCURS clause.

General rules

1.	If Data-Name-6 is specified, specifying the USING clause is equivalent to specifying both the TO and FROM clauses, each specifying the same identifier.

2.	If Data-Name-6 is specified, the subject of the entry is both an input screen item and an output screen item.

3.	If Literal-2 is specified, specifying the USING clause is equivalent to specifying the VALUE clause.

4.	If Literal-2 is specified, the subject of the entry is an output screen item.