COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs (H06.08+, J06.03+)

K
Key of reference
OPEN statement and, 382
READ statement and, 421
KEY phrase, 212
Key-sequenced files
See Indexed files, 82
Keys
alternate record:for indexed files, 135
alternate record:for relative files, 130
alternate record:for sequential files, 122
in external files, 160
in START statement, 455
locking, 955
merge, 364
of reference, 869
record, 135
relative, 130
sort, 445
Status Key 1, 248
Status Key 2, 248
L
LABEL RECORDS clause
description of, 167
for labeled tape file, 851
for unlabeled tape file, 848
in external file, 161
Labeled tape files, 842
bypassing labels of, 850
consistency checking of, 844
converting programs to use, 844
DEFINEs for, 849
describing, 843
mount messages for, 854
LABELS attribute of DEFINE
for labeled tape file, 850
for unlabeled tape file, 848
Language elements
HP extensions affecting, 705
ignored, 730
summary of, 1006
LARGEDATA directive, 537
LD directive, 538
Leading characters, 347
LEFT keyword, 217
LENGTH function, 670
LESS THAN operator, 266
LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO operator, 266
LESS-CODE directive, 537
Level 66 data items, 221
Level 77 data items, 222
Level 88 data items, 224
Level-1 spooling, 903
Level-2 spooling, 904
Level-3 spooling, 905
Level-numbers
description of, 78
in redefined data items, 189
OCCURS clause and, 213
Libraries, 599
COPY, 505
data declaration, 760
dynamic-link (DLLs) see Dynamic-link libraries (DLLs)
import
See Import libraries, 544
shared run-time see Dynamic-link libraries (DLLs)
system, 600
user
See User library, 579
LIBRARY directive, 538
Limits of HP COBOL language, 726
LINAGE clause
description of, 168
in external files, 161
LINAGE-COUNTER special register
description of, 171
qualified, 69
Line sequential files, 81
access modes of, 82
description of, 716
file description entries for, 158
file-control entries for, 116, 716
opening, 720
reading, 721
repositioning, 307
rewriting, 428
writing, 494, 722
LINES directive, 556
Linkage Section
description of, 179
absence of, 182
data description entries in, 180
types of items in, 181
Linkfiles
combining into one DLL, 604
Linking
description of, 812
Linking:called programs’ object code, 522
LIST directive
description of, 556, 769
overriding, 577
Listing
symbol table, 776
symbolic code, 769, 776
Literals
description of, 70
NATIVE-8 data format and, 209
Literals:national:See National literals, 45
Literals:nonnumeric:See Nonnumeric literals, 45
Literals:numeric:See Numeric literals, 62
LMAP directive, 536
Loadfiles
executing, 42
in OSS, 40
of separately compiled parts, 41
on PC, 40
running as processes, 581
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