---
title: "COBOL INSPECT these four top examples you need to try"
description: "INSPECT in COBOL is frequently used function to handle or manipulate strings. The given popular examples really good to use in your project."
url: https://srinimf.com/2012/06/03/cobol-inspect-verb-4-benefits/
date: 2012-06-03
modified: 2026-10-10
author: "Srini"
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categories: ["COBOL"]
tags: ["COBOL Inspect examples", "COBOL Tips and Tricks"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# COBOL INSPECT these four top examples you need to try

The below are top four COBOL ‘INSPECT’ examples. These you can use directly into your project.

Related[COBOL and SQL – Replace Command](https://srinimf.com/2012/07/06/cobol-and-sql-replace-command/)

## Top Advantages

### **Benefit-1:**

With [INSPECT verb](https://srinimf.com/2010/04/07/mainframecobol-strings-inspectconcatenation-splitting1of2/) you can [convert lower case](https://srinimf.com/2013/04/04/mainframe-sort-overlay/) characters to upper case:

### **Benefit-2:**

Secondly, it counts all the letters in an array:

```
PERFORM VARYING idx 1 BY 1 UNTIL idx > 100

   INSPECT text-one  TALLYING COUNT1(idx) FOR ALL LETTER1(idx)

END-PERFORM
```

All the letters in LETTER1 table counted into Count1.

### **Benefit-3:**

Thirdly, REPLACING as needed one or multiple letters in output string.

```
INSPECT text-two REPLACING ALL "H" BY "K"
        AFTER INITIAL "C" BEFORE INITIAL "O".
```

### **Benefit-4:**

Replacing also works, to replace only if found 4 letter word:

**Example:**

```
PERFORM VARYING idx FROM 1 BY 1 UNTIL idx > 100
INSPECT text-three REPLACING testable(idx) BY "1234"
END-PERFORM
```

> There are many other usages. In my next post, I will discuss about problems that we meet in daily use.

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