In COBOL, when dealing with variable-length records, which data structure is used to determine the length of each record?
- Data Division
- File Section
- Record Description Table (RDT)
- Record Descriptor Entry (RDE)
In COBOL, the Record Descriptor Entry (RDE) is used to specify the length and structure of variable-length records. It contains information such as the starting position and length of each field within the record.
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