See example below.
01 string-t typedef. 03 len pic x(4) comp-5. 03 str. 05 char pic x occurs 1 to 40 depending on len. *> Remove this line 01 s1 string-t. perform display-str(reference s1) goback . display-str section(reference p0 as string-t). display "<" str of p0 ">"