5.3.10.4 Variable-Length Tables
Variable-length tables are specified using the OCCURS DEPENDING ON clause.
___ Format 2--Variable-Length Tables ___________________________________
| |
| (1) |
| >>__OCCURS__integer-1_____TO__integer-2__ _______ __DEPENDING________> |
| |_TIMES_| |
| |
| >__ ____ __data-name-1_______________________________________________> |
| |_ON_| |
| |
| <______________________________________________________ |
| >____ __________________________________________________ _|__________> |
| | <_____________ | |
| |_ _ASCENDING__ __ _____ __ ____ ____data-name-2_|_| |
| |_DESCENDING_| |_KEY_| |_IS_| |
| |
| >__ ___________________________________ ____________________________>< |
| | <______________ | |
| |_INDEXED__ ____ ____index-name-1_|_| |
| |_BY_| |
| |
| Note: |
X | (1) Integer-1 is optional as an IBM extension. If integer-1 is |
X | omitted, a value of 1 is assumed and the key word TO must also be |
X | omitted. |
| |
|________________________________________________________________________|
- integer-1
-
The minimum number of occurrences.
The value of integer-1 must be greater than or equal to zero; it must also be less than the value of integer-2. - integer-2
-
The maximum number of occurrences.
Integer-2 must be greater than integer-1.
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