On Mon, 25 Mar 2002 22:06:06 EST, Wayne R. Boyer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: <snip> >>4 - The COPY... REPLACING construct is interesting but I have rarely used it. > The isn't an equivalent $INCLUDE... REPLACING mechanism. <snip> Not so. The Cobol REPLACE statement does the trick nicely. * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *