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COBCH1649 Quoted PICTURE character-string is an ACUCOBOL extension

A character-string in a PICTURE clause contains double or single quotes, which you must remove.

ACUCOBOL-GT COBOL has an extension that allows the character-string in a PICTURE clause of a data description entry to be quoted with double or single quotes. In this COBOL system, the quotes should be removed to conform to standard COBOL syntax. 

01 Data-01 PIC "X(5)".  *> incorrect
01 Data-02 PIC X(5).    *> correct
Parent topic: COBCH1641 - COBCH1660
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