Rewrite statement, COBOL Programming

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REWRITE statement:

The REWRITE statement is used to update the existing record in a disk file.

The normal format is as shown below:

REWRIE  record-name  [  FROM      identifier   ]

It may be keep in mind that the syntax is similar to that in the situation of a WRITE statement and the FROM option has similar meaning.

 

 


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