01 normal-date. 03 year PIC 9(4). 03 FILLER PIC X VALUE "-". 03 month PIC 99. 03 FILLER PIC X VALUE "-". 03 dday PIC 99. *> Misspelling is intentional; day is a reserved word. 01 reversed-date. 03 dday PIC 99. 03 FILLER PIC X VALUE "-". 03 month PIC 99. 03 FILLER PIC X VALUE "-". 03 year PIC 9(4). ... PROCEDURE DIVISION. MOVE "2012-11-10" TO normal-date MOVE CORR normal-date TO reversed-date DISPLAY reversed-date *> Shows '10-11-2012'