Aggregate Assignment

For aggregate assignment statements, the variable and expression must have the same structure as the aggregate they reference.

The aggregate assignment statement assigns the value of each field of the aggregate on the right of an equal sign to the corresponding field of the aggregate on the left. Both aggregates must be declared with the same structure.

Examples

The following example shows valid aggregate assignments:

STRUCTURE /DATE/

INTEGER*1 DAY, MONTH

INTEGER*2 YEAR

END STRUCTURE

RECORD /DATE/ TODAY, THIS_WEEK(7)

STRUCTURE /APPOINTMENT/

...

RECORD /DATE/ APP_DATE

END STRUCTURE

RECORD /APPOINTMENT/ MEETING

DO I = 1,7

CALL GET_DATE (TODAY)

THIS_WEEK(I) = TODAY

THIS_WEEK(I).DAY = TODAY.DAY + 1

END DO

MEETING.APP_DATE = TODAY