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1.5.1.9.2 Reference Modification Examples
The following statement transfers the first 10 characters of the data-item referenced by WHOLE-NAME to the data-item referenced by FIRST-NAME. 





     77  WHOLE-NAME  PIC X(25).
     77  FIRST-NAME  PIC X(10).


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         MOVE WHOLE-NAME(1:10) TO FIRST-NAME.
The following statement transfers the last 15 characters of the data-item referenced by WHOLE-NAME to the data-item referenced by LAST-NAME. 





     77  WHOLE-NAME  PIC X(25).
     77  LAST-NAME   PIC X(15).


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         MOVE WHOLE-NAME(11:) TO LAST-NAME.
The following statement transfers the fourth and fifth characters of the third occurrence of TAB to the variable SUFFIX. 





     01  TABLE-1.
         02  TAB  OCCURS 10 TIMES  PICTURE X(5).
     77  SUFFIX                    PICTURE X(2).


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         MOVE TAB OF TABLE-1 (3) (4:2) TO SUFFIX.

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