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

Using HP COBOL in the OSS Environment
HP COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs—520347-003
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File-Control Entries
FILE STATUS clause
defines filestat as the file-status data item for the file. When a COBOL run-
time I-O routine completes an operation on the file, it stores the status code in
filestat before returning control to your program (see I-O Status Code).
filestat
is an alphanumeric, nonnational data item defined in the Working-Storage
Section, Extended-Storage Section, or Linkage Section.
STATUS
ISFILE
filestat
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