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

REPORT clause
is described in REPORT Clause.
File Description Entry for Relative, Indexed, or Queue File
file-name
is the highest-level qualifier for both a file description entry and its data descriptions; therefore,
the name must be unique within a program.
EXTERNAL clause
is described in EXTERNAL Clause.
GLOBAL clause
is described in GLOBAL Clause.
BLOCK CONTAINS clause
is described in BLOCK CONTAINS Clause
RECORD CONTAINS clause
is described in RECORD CONTAINS Clause.
LABEL RECORDS clause
is described in LABEL RECORDS Clause.
VALUE OF clause
is described in VALUE OF Clause.
DATA RECORDS clause
is described in DATA RECORDS Clause.
EXTERNAL Clause
The EXTERNAL clause gives the file connector referenced by file-name the external attribute,
meaning that it belongs to the run unit rather than to any single program in the run unit. When
more than one program in a run unit specifies a file connector with the same file name and the
external attribute, they all refer to the same file connector. For an explanation of external objects
(those with the external attribute), see External and Internal Objects (page 52).
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