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

Reference Format................................................................................................................1003
TANDEM......................................................................................................................1004
ANSI............................................................................................................................1004
38 Language Elements and Expressions.....................................................1006
COBOL Character Set.........................................................................................................1006
Character-Strings................................................................................................................1007
COBOL Word...............................................................................................................1007
Literals..........................................................................................................................1007
PICTURE Character-Strings...............................................................................................1009
Arithmetic Expressions.........................................................................................................1011
Conditional Expressions......................................................................................................1012
Simple Relation Condition...............................................................................................1012
Simple Class Condition...................................................................................................1014
Simple Sign Condition....................................................................................................1014
Negated Condition........................................................................................................1014
Combined Condition......................................................................................................1014
Abbreviated Combined Relation Condition........................................................................1014
Concatenation Expressions..................................................................................................1015
39 Data References.................................................................................1016
Qualified Condition-Name...................................................................................................1016
Qualified Data-Name.........................................................................................................1016
Qualified Paragraph-Name..................................................................................................1016
Qualified Text-Name...........................................................................................................1016
Qualified LINAGE-COUNTER...............................................................................................1016
Qualified Identifier..............................................................................................................1017
Subscripted Table Element...................................................................................................1017
Reference Modifier.............................................................................................................1017
OSS Pathname for OSS File.................................................................................................1018
OSS Pathname for Guardian File..........................................................................................1018
40 Identification Division..........................................................................1019
41 Environment Division...........................................................................1021
Configuration Section..........................................................................................................1021
SOURCE-COMPUTER Paragraph......................................................................................1021
OBJECT-COMPUTER Paragraph.......................................................................................1022
SPECIAL-NAMES Paragraph............................................................................................1023
Input-Output Section............................................................................................................1026
FILE-CONTROL Paragraph...............................................................................................1026
I-O-CONTROL Paragraph...............................................................................................1034
RECEIVE-CONTROL Paragraph........................................................................................1037
42 Data Division.....................................................................................1039
File Descriptions.................................................................................................................1040
Sequential File...............................................................................................................1041
Line Sequential File........................................................................................................1044
Relative, Indexed, or Queue File......................................................................................1045
Sort-Merge File..............................................................................................................1045
Data Descriptions...............................................................................................................1046
Record Item (Levels 01 through 49)...................................................................................1047
Level-66 Item.................................................................................................................1049
Level-77 Item.................................................................................................................1049
Level-88 Item.................................................................................................................1050
Clause for Data Descriptions in the Linkage Section............................................................1050
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