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

AFTER
specifies that scanning starts at the position immediately following the character or
characters matching delim-string. If INSPECT does not find delim-string
in source-string, it does not scan source-string .
INITIAL
is for documentation only and has no effect.
delim-string
is the identifier of any type of elementary item with USAGE DISPLAY or a nonnumeric
literal. It can be a figurative constant that does not include the keyword ALL, in
which case it represents one character.
ALL
specifies that all occurrences of compare-string are tallied.
LEADING
specifies scanning for consecutive occurrences of compare-string beginning at the
current position within source-string.
compare-string
is the identifier of an elementary data item with USAGE DISPLAY or a nonnumeric
literal. It can be a figurative constant (except one beginning with ALL), in which case
it represents one character. The compare-string is the character-string being sought.
replacing-phrase
absolute-replacement
CHARACTERS
specifies that any character in source-string can be replaced, regardless of its
value. If you use CHARACTERS, replace-string and delim-string must each
be one character in length.
replace-string
is the identifier of an elementary item with USAGE DISPLAY or a nonnumeric literal. It
can be a figurative constant that does not include the keyword ALL, in which case it
represents one character.
354 Procedure Division Verbs