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

◦ Figurative constant values
A figurative constant is displayed as a single occurrence of the constant value (even if
the figurative constant includes the prefix ALL).
◦ Multiple values
When you specify more than one value in a DISPLAY statement, DISPLAY combines the
values (in the order you specify them) into a single character-string and displays the
character-string. The size of the displayed item is the sum of the sizes of all the values.
If the character-string exceeds the line capacity of the device, DISPLAY displays the data
as a sequence of lines. Every line except (perhaps) the last one contains its maximum
number of characters. The last line contains whatever characters are left, up to the
maximum.
• Displaying Records and Large Amounts of Data
Use the WRITE statement to display records and character-strings longer than several lines.
The DISPLAY statement is not designed to deliver logical records or large amounts of data to
a device.
• NO ADVANCING Phrase
If you include the NO ADVANCING phrase, the device is not changed after it displays the
final operand (for example, the device is not repositioned to the next line). If the device is a
printer or a spooler process, this causes the next line displayed to overprint the current line
(useful for underlining). If the device is a terminal, the cursor appears after the last character
displayed (useful for issuing a prompt and accepting the response on the same line).
DIVIDE
DIVIDE INTO
DIVIDE INTO divides one data item into one or more other data items and stores the quotient(s)
in the respective dividend data item(s).
314 Procedure Division Verbs