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

Source Program Organization and Format
HP COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs—520347-003
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Restrictions
Period Separators
Do not put anything other than spaces after the period separator that follows one of
these reserved word sequences:
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DIVISION
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DECLARATIVES
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END DECLARATIVES
Do not put anything other than spaces or a USE statement after the period separator
that follow the reserved word SECTION.
Embedded SQL/MP or SQL/MX Statements
When COBOL statements and embedded SQL/MP or SQL/MX statements appear on
the same line, these restrictions apply:
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The COBOL statements cannot be COPY or REPLACE statements.
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The COBOL statements must follow the embedded SQL/MP or SQL/MX statement
terminator.
Comment-Entry
The restrictions on the comment-entry are:
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Following a comment-entry, the first keyword in the ensuing text (such as
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION or another comment-entry) must begin on a program
text line that has a space in the indicator area. This keyword must start in area A,
and only space characters can precede the keyword.
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You cannot continue a comment-entry with the hyphen convention; however, you
can implicitly continue it onto additional program text lines, provided that area A in
such lines contains only space characters.
Standard COBOL Practice
Observe these restrictions to conform to standard COBOL practice (HP COBOL does
not enforce them).
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Verify that the special constructs DECLARATIVES and END DECLARATIVES
(along with each one’s terminating period separator) are completely contained in a
single program text line with a space character in the indicator area. Start them in
area A and precede them only by space characters.
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Start each of these in area A of a program text line that has a space in its indicator
area:
°
The keyword or user-defined word naming a division, section, or paragraph
°
The initial keyword of an END PROGRAM statement
Any characters preceding these words must be space characters.