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

HP COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs—520347-003
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12 Program Execution
This section applies to the Guardian environment. If you are executing HP COBOL
programs in the OSS environment, see Running HP COBOL Programs.
Topics:
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TACL commands related to program execution:
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RUN or RUND Command
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ASSIGN Command
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PARAM Command
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CLEAR Command
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DEFINEs
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Initial State
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Status of Internal Entities During Program Execution
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Status of External Entities During Program Execution
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Called Program Termination
For detailed information about the TACL commands, see the TACL Reference Manual.
For more information about running COBOL programs in the Guardian environment,
see Section 25, Executing and Debugging HP COBOL Programs.
When a system executes a loadfile, the running program is called a process.
RUN or RUND Command
Both the RUN and RUND commands run a loadfile as a process. The RUND command
calls the selected debugger before beginning execution.
RUN
runs the program without the debugger.
/ run-option-list /
program-parameter-list
VST331.vsd
program-fileRUND
RUN