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

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SCREEN COBOL Reference
Manual
Index Examples Figures Tables
Legal Notices
What’s New in This Manual xi
Manual Information xi
New and Changed Information xi
About This Manual xiii
Who Should Read This Manual xiii
Related Documentation xiii
Notation Conventions xiv
1. Introduction to SCREEN COBOL
Pathway Environment Overview 1-2
Pathway System Components 1-2
Communication Between Processes 1-7
Developing Programs With System Tools 1-8
Generating Object Files With the Compiler 1-8
Managing Object Files With SCUP 1-10
Designing Program Logic 1-11
Organizing SCREEN COBOL Program Groups 1-11
General Rules for Program Design 1-12
Pathway/iTS 1.1 1-13
2. SCREEN COBOL Source Program
Program Operating Modes 2-1
Block Mode Program 2-2
Conversational Mode Program 2-2
Intelligent Mode Program 2-2
Program Organization 2-3
Language Elements 2-3
SCREEN COBOL Character Set 2-4
Editing Characters 2-5
Punctuation Characters 2-5