COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs (H06.03+)

Calling Other Programs and Routines
HP COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs—520347-003
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Operating System Routines
Table 23-1. HP COBOL and pTAL Parameter Correspondence
COBOL Data Category
pTAL Data Type
Passed by Reference Passed by Value
Alphabetic STRING Not applicable
Numeric COMP 9 (1) - 9 (4) INT INT
INT(32)
FIXED
REAL
REAL(64)
COMP 9 (5) - 9 (9) INT(32) INT
INT(32)
FIXED
REAL
REAL(64)
COMP 9 (10) - 9 (18) FIXED INT
INT(32)
FIXED
REAL
REAL(64)
NATIVE-2 INT INT
INT(32)
FIXED
REAL
REAL(64)
NATIVE-4 INT(32) INT
INT(32)
FIXED
REAL
REAL(64)
NATIVE-8 FIXED INT
INT(32)
FIXED
REAL
REAL(64)
DISPLAY STRING INT
INT(32)
FIXED
REAL
REAL(64)
INDEX Not applicable Not applicable
Numeric Edited STRING Not applicable
Alphanumeric Edited STRING Not applicable
Alphanumeric STRING Not applicable