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
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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.