You are tasked with parsing and modifying a text field in a COBOL program. Which COBOL statement can help you achieve this?
- INSPECT statement
- PERFORM VARYING statement
- STRING statement
- UNSTRING statement
The UNSTRING statement in COBOL is used for parsing and extracting portions of a text field. It allows you to break down a text field into smaller components based on specified delimiters, enabling you to modify or manipulate the text as needed.
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