
Pseudocode algorithms for business
Note that End-of-job is reached when transaction-record-key = high
value AND old-master-record-key = high value. This pseudocode
algorithm can now be used to process any sequential file update
report.
9.6 Array processing
An
array
is a data structure, which is made up of a number of variables
which all have the same data type. That is, it is a collection of variables
which all look the same; for example, an array of scores, prices or
names.
The individual data items which make up the array are referred to
as the elements of the array. They are stored in consecutive storage
locations, and are assigned a singl ...