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

of the keys cannot exceed 2046 characters for Indexed files; for other files, the sum cannot
exceed 253 characters.
For a list of the required H06.28/J06.17 SPRs, see “SPR Requirements for Increased Enscribe
Limits for the H06.28/J06.17 Release” (page 38).
• Index
An index (index-name or index data item) occupies four bytes, in any section: File,
Working-Storage, or Extended-Storage.
• Length of a numeric literal
A numeric literal has a maximum length of 18 digits.
• Length of a nonnumeric literal or OSS path name
A nonnumeric literal or OSS path name has a maximum length of 160 characters.
• Logical page
When a file definition includes a LINAGE clause, the size of its logical page is limited to
9,999 lines.
• Record or table
Maximum Record or Table SizeLocation of Record or Table
No explicit limit—one record of 134,217,726
characters is possible
Extended-Storage Section
2 MBFile assigned to $RECEIVE
Operating environment limits for the device applyFile assigned to another device
2 MB for files assigned to $RECEIVE; 32,768 for other
files
File Section
134 megabytesLinkage Section
No explicit limit—one record of 134,217,726
characters is possible
Working-Storage Section
• Relative record number
The maximum relative record number for a relative file is 64 bits.
• Tables allocated by the RECEIVE-CONTROL paragraph
The maximum size of the tables allocated by the RECEIVE-CONTROL paragraph is 62 KB
(65,400 characters). Anything larger causes a compilation error.
Number
These items, whose number in a program is limited, are in alphabetic order.
• AFTER phrases in a PERFORM statement
The maximum number of AFTER phrases in a PERFORM statement is 6.
• Characters written to an Edit-format file
An HP COBOL program can write at most 239 characters to a record of an Edit-format file
• Digits in a hexadecimal numeric literal
The minimum number of hexadecimal digits in a hexadecimal numeric literal is 2 (1 pair); the
maximum is 16 (8 pairs).
Number 727