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

HP COBOL Limits

HP COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs—520347-003

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Ignored Elements

HP COBOL compilers ignore these elements of COBOL because they are

unnecessary in the HP implementation:

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In the entire source program: In ANSI format, columns 1 through 6 and beyond 72

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In the Environment Division:

In the SOURCE-COMPUTER paragraph: Source computer name

In the OBJECT-COMPUTER paragraph:

Object computer name

MEMORY SIZE clause

SEGMENT-LIMIT clause

In the INPUT-OUTPUT section:

In the FILE-CONTROL paragraph: in the file-control-entry :

In the ASSIGN clause: multiple file names

In the SELECT clause: RECORD DELIMITER and PADDING

CHARACTER clauses

In the I-O-CONTROL paragraph:

RERUN clause

SAME AREA clause

SAME SORT AREA clause

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Procedure Division

In independent segments: SEGMENT-LIMIT

ENTER COBOL statement