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raj_mainframe08
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Is there any function in COBOL which tells what is the day today.
For Example: if today if SATURDAY, The cobol function displays SATURDAY |
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dick scherrer
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Terry Heinze
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| Or even simpler: ACCEPT weekday-number FROM DAY-OF-WEEK. You'll need a table of week days to convert weekday-number to a name. |
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dick scherrer
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| Or even simpler: ACCEPT weekday-number FROM DAY-OF-WEEK. |
Yup, as long as there is not a requirement that the function actually return the word for the day. . . 
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