Accept User Input

Problem Description

Write a program that accepts a user's name and displays a personalized greeting.

Expected Output

Enter name, then see: WELCOME, [NAME]!

Hints

Use ACCEPT to get input and store in a variable defined in WORKING-STORAGE.

Solution

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. PROGRAM-ID. GREETING. DATA DIVISION. WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. 01 WS-NAME PIC X(30). PROCEDURE DIVISION. DISPLAY "ENTER YOUR NAME: ". ACCEPT WS-NAME. DISPLAY "WELCOME, " WS-NAME "!". STOP RUN.

Explanation:

ACCEPT reads input from SYSIN. The variable WS-NAME is defined as 30 characters.