Module 6: Procedure Division
COBOL DIVIDE verb
- DIVIDE verb is used to divide one numeric value by another numeric value and store the calculated value
- Basic syntax:-
Format 1:-DIVIDE {identifier-1/literal-1} INTO identifier-2 [, identifier-3]…Format 2:-DIVIDE {identifier-1/literal-1} INTO {identifier-2/literal-2} [, {identifier-3/literal-3}]… GIVING identifier-4 [, identifier-5]… [REMAINDER identifier-6.]Format 3:-DIVIDE {identifier-1/literal-1} BY {identifier-2/literal-2} GIVING identifier-3 [, identifier-4]… [REMAINDER identifier-5.]
- Below table will help you understand few possible operations using DIVIDE
- When GIVING option is used, then only we can use numeric-literal in place of identifier-2, identifier-3
- Last named operand must never be literal as the resultant value is always stored there.
