Ch 3_5. FILLER


How do we handle this file?

1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7--

NILLY     WILLY     467741111 93101 M 
IPPI      WOOPI     486887777 92212 F
MALLOW    MARSHA    316546666 93230 F
WARE      DELLA     290485555 92101 F
SHAW      ARKAN     478765555 94225 M
AH        GEORGE    486662222 92101 M
ZOORI     MOE       473947777 93027 F
...


Use a reserved word "FILLER".


FD F1 RECORD CONTAINS 37 CHARACTERS.
01 INPUT-REC.
    03 NAME.
       05 LAST-NAME      PIC X(10).
       05 FIRST-NAME     PIC X(10).
    03 SSN               PIC X(9).
    03 UNUSED            PIC X. 
    03 DOB-YYDDD         PIC X(5).
    03 FILLER            PIC X.
    03 SEX               PIC X.
Cobol-85 permits either a blank field-name or the word FILLER. Blank-field names are preferable.