How can you make a variable accessible to multiple programs within a COBOL application?
- By declaring the variable in the FILE SECTION of each program
- By declaring the variable in the LOCAL-STORAGE section of each program
- By declaring the variable in the WORKING-STORAGE section of each program
- By passing the variable as a parameter between programs
To make a variable accessible to multiple programs within a COBOL application, you can pass the variable as a parameter between programs. This allows the programs to share data during execution, facilitating communication and coordination between them.
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