COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs

HP COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs—522555-006
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HP Extensions to ISO COBOL
This section lists the HP extensions to ISO/ANSI COBOL, grouping them according to
the sections of this manual that explain them; that is:
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Source Program Organization and Format
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Language Elements
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Data Fundamentals
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Environment Division
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Data Division
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Procedure Division Verbs
These HP extensions are explained in other sections, and are not repeated in this
section:
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HP Reserved Words
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Section 18, HP COBOL CRE Support
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Section 48, Run-Time Diagnostic Messages
All Compiler Directives are HP extensions to ISO COBOL.
HP extensions for using SQL/MP with HP COBOL are explained in the SQL/MP
Programming Manual for COBOL.
HP extensions for using SQL/MX with HP COBOL are explained in the SQL/MX
Programming Manual for C and COBOL.
Source Program Organization and Format
The only HP extension to ISO/ANSI COBOL that affects source program organization
or format is Tandem reference format, which features:
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132 columns
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Continuation of a nonnumeric literal without including trailing spaces
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No sequence number area or identification field (comment lines instead)
For more information on Tandem reference format, see Reference Format for Source
Program Lines.