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

HP COBOL Limits
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Callability
Callability
Native HP COBOL programs can call programs written in:
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Native HP C
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Native HP C++
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Native HP COBOL
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pTAL
External Names
Within a run unit, no external data item can have the same name as any external file
connector or any program.
Ranges of Values
The ranges of values for types NATIVE-2, NATIVE-4, and NATIVE-8 are:
The ranges of values for the type COMPUTATIONAL-5 are. Bracketed items are
optional.
Type Lower Bound Upper Bound
NATIVE-2 -32768 +32767
NATIVE-4 -2147483648 [phone]
NATIVE-8 -9223372036854775808 +9223372036854775807
PICTURE
Clause
NATIVE-n
Equivalent
Range
Signed Unsigned
PIC [S]9(1) -
PIC [S]9(4)
NATIVE-2 -32,768 through 32,767 0 through 65,535
PIC [S]9(5) -
PIC [S]9(9)
NATIVE-4 -2,147,483,648 through
2,147,483,647
0 through 4,294,967,295
PIC [S]9(10) -
PIC [S]9(18)
NATIVE-8 -9,223,372,036,854,775,808
through
9,223,372,036,854,775,807
0 through
18,446,744,073,709,551,615