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COBOL, DATA_DIVISION, clauses, RECORD, 2format VARYING
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  The RECORD clause specifies: (1) the number of character positions in
  a fixed length record, (2) variable length record format, or (3) the
  minimum and maximum number of character positions in a variable
  length record.

  Format 2 -

   RECORD IS VARYING IN SIZE [FROM shortest-rec] [TO longest-rec]
                             CHARACTERS [DEPENDING ON depending-item]

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