COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs

HP COBOL Limits
HP COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs—522555-006
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File names
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In a MULTIPLE FILE TAPE clause
HP COBOL supports 31 file names within a single MULTIPLE FILE TAPE
clause.
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In the GIVING or USING phrase of a MERGE or SORT statement
HP COBOL supports a maximum of 31 file names within the USING or GIVING
phrase of a SORT or MERGE statement.
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Keys
HP COBOL supports a maximum of 31 alternate record keys for a file, 31 key
references in an OCCURS clause, and 31 keys in a SORT or MERGE statement.
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Maximum number of concurrent statement names in SQL/MP
Without Extended Dynamic SQL (EDS), the maximum number of concurrent
statement names in SQL/MP is 20. With EDS, you need not prespecify the
maximum number of concurrent statement names.
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MULTIPLE FILE TAPE clauses
HP COBOL supports a maximum of 8 MULTIPLE FILE TAPE clauses within a
source program.
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Nesting depth
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OCCURS clauses
The maximum depth of OCCURS clauses in a table is 7.
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Programs
Programs can be nested within other programs to a depth of 7.
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HP COBOL PERFORM stack
The maximum depth varies from 0 to approximately 15,000, depending on the
space available on the stack.
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NMCOBOL PERFORM stack
The maximum depth is 50.
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Parameters
The maximum number of parameters that can be passed by a HP COBOL program
or to a HP COBOL program is 126.
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Prime key offset
For indexed files, the maximum offset of a prime key from the beginning of a
record is 2,034, which is an Enscribe record manager limitation.