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

Procedure Division Verbs
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file-mnemonic
specifies the object file containing the called routine’s code and data blocks,
enabling the eld utility to find the routine during preparation of the run unit.
file-mnemonic must specify either:
•
A linkfile
•
An import library
•
A DLL
•
An archive file
Establish the association between file-mnemonic and the operating system file
name in the SPECIAL-NAMES paragraph of the Environment Division.
The file-mnemonic phrase is not part of the routine-name. You cannot use
the phrase to make the routine-name unique.
parameter
is a value to be passed to the called routine.
data-name
can be qualified, subscripted, and include a reference modifier. If data-name
is a TAL or pTAL string:length parameter, you can set its length with a
reference modifier (see Restrictions on Calling pTAL Routines).
literal
is a numeric literal whose value corresponds to a value parameter in the
routine being called.
arithmetic-expression
is an arithmetic expression whose value corresponds to a value parameter in
the routine being called.
file-name
is the file description name of a file.
data-name
literal
arithmetic-expression
file-name
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