Pathway/iTS SCREEN COBOL Reference Manual (H06.10+, J06.03+)

Introduction to SCREEN COBOL

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Managing Object Files With SCUP

The SCUP utility provides functions for managing SCREEN COBOL object files, as

shown in Figure 1-6. The functions are:

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Displaying information about the programs in the object files

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Deleting previously compiled program versions from the object files

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Generating a new SCREEN COBOL object file by copying programs from one

SCREEN COBOL object file to another

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Reclaiming file space by compressing the object files

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Setting access flags that control access to programs

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Converting a group of programs in a SCREEN COBOL library into a web client

consisting of Java classes and HTML pages

Note. In earlier releases, the version of the TCP under which a SCREEN COBOL program

was run had to be the same or later than that of the SCREEN COBOL compiler under which

the program was compiled. For D40 and later releases, the version of the TCP under which a

SCREEN COBOL program is run can also be earlier than that of the SCREEN COBOL

compiler unless it uses newer incompatible features, in which case the program will be

assigned the version corresponding to the latest feature used. For example, you can now use

a C31 TCP with a SCREEN COBOL program compiled under a D40 compiler provided the

SCREEN COBOL program does not use any new incompatible features. New data structures,

new statements, and new versions of statements are often generated by a given release of the

compiler. These enhancements can be processed only by a TCP of the same or a later

release.