My program
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* Author:
* Date:
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* Tectonics: cobc
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IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. YOUR-PROGRAM-NAME.
DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
01 WS-CNT1 PIC 9(2) VALUE 0.
01 WS-CNT2 PIC 9(2) VALUE 0.
01 WS-STRING PIC X(15) VALUE 'ABCDACDADEAAAFF'.
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
INSPECT WS-STRING TALLYING WS-CNT1 FOR CHARACTER.
DISPLAY "WS-CNT1 : "WS-CNT1.
INSPECT WS-STRING TALLYING WS-CNT2 FOR ALL 'A'.
DISPLAY "WS-CNT2 : "WS-CNT2
STOP RUN.
END PROGRAM YOUR-PROGRAM-NAME.
Error: "TALLYING clause is incomplete" and "syntax error, unexpected CHARACTER.", how to fix it?
The syntax is INSPECT identifier-1 TALLYING identifier-2 FOR CHARACTERS
, you've missed the "S".