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

Index
HP COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs—520347-003
Index-3
A
Area B
in ANSI reference format 16-4
in Tandem reference format 2-6
Arithmetic expressions
description of 8-45, 8-48
as parameters 14-7, 23-18
precision of 8-51/8-53
summary of 38-8/38-9
Arithmetic mean function 14-31
Arithmetic operands 8-46
Arithmetic operations 8-43/8-53
Arithmetic operators 8-46
Arithmetic overflow
COMPUTATIONAL data format
and 8-25
error messages for 48-4
Arithmetic precision 8-49/8-53
Arithmetic statements
description of 8-43
common features of 8-43
ASCII character set
in alphabetic order A-6
in numeric order A-1
ASIN function 14-11
ASSIGN clause
description of 6-23
file type and 6-22
for indexed file 6-45
for line sequential file 6-36, 19-11
for relative file 6-38
for sequential file 6-27
for sort-merge file 6-51
ASSIGN command
description of 12-4/12-8
compared to DEFINE 12-17
for overriding file assignments 25-3
for specifying file characteristics 25-4
maximum number of 25-4
OSS environment and 19-21
ASSIGN command (continued)
showing active ones 25-8
#DYNAMIC and 26-9
ASSIGN message portions 13-20
Associating COBOL and system file
names 26-5/26-9
Asterisk (*)
as arithmetic operator 8-46
in ANSI reference format 16-2
in EXECUTION-L0G parameter 12-12
in PICTURE clause 3-22, 7-56, 7-66
in Tandem reference format 2-4
AT END phrase
See also At-end condition
in READ statement
for line sequential file 9-182, 19-19
for other files 9-168, 9-173, 9-175,
9-177
in RETURN statement 9-189
in SEARCH ALL statement 9-206
in SEARCH VARYING statement 9-200
USE AFTER EXCEPTION procedures
and 9-270
ATAN function 14-12
Attributes
CLASS 12-19
DEFINE
description of 12-19/12-21
for labeled tape files 27-18/27-24
for unlabeled tape files 27-16/27-18
security 28-4/28-6
At-end condition
See also AT END phrase
for READ statement
file position indicator and 9-170
multiple-reel tape files and 9-173
recoverable errors and 9-175
for SEARCH ALL statement 9-203,
9-206