The following figure shows the syntax for valid indicator array declarations.
Host structure indicator array
>>-level-1--variable-name--+-PICTURE-+--------------------------> '-PIC-----' .-IS-. .-IS-. .-USAGE--+----+-. >--+----+--picture-string--+---------------+--------------------> .-TIMES-. >--+-BINARY----------+--OCCURS--dimension--+-------+------------> +-COMPUTATIONAL-4-+ '-COMP-4----------' >--+-------------------------+--.------------------------------>< | .-IS-. | '-VALUE--+----+--constant-'
Notes:
- Dimension must be an integer between 1 and 32767.
- level-1 must be an integer between 2 and 48.
- BINARY, COMPUTATIONAL-4, and COMP-4 are equivalent. A portable application should code BINARY because COMPUTATIONAL-4 and COMP-4 are IBM® extensions that are not supported in ISO/ANSI COBOL. The picture-string associated with these types must have the form S9(i) (or S9...9, with i instances of 9). i must be less than or equal to 4.