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

Data Division
HP COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs—520347-003
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Linkage Section
Linkage Section
The Linkage Section describes data passed from a calling program to the program
containing the Linkage Section. No local data space is used for these items because
they refer to existing items in the calling program.
01-data-description
77-data-description
are described under Working-Storage Section, except that each data description
entry can include this clause:
66-or-88
is a level-66 or level-88 description. For syntax, see Descriptions That Rename
Items (Level 66) and Descriptions of Condition-Names for Values (Level 88).
Topics:
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Data Description Entries and Initializing Data Items
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ACCESS MODE Clause
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CALL Statement and USING Phrase
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Index-Names
•
Absent Linkage Section
LINKAGE .SECTION
01-data-description
77-data-description
66-or-88
VST096.vsd
ACCESS MODE IS EXTENDED-STORAGE
STANDARD
VST097.vsd