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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Callability
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Subscripts
See Nesting depth.
Callability
TNS HP COBOL programs can call programs written in:
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TNS HP C
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TNS HP C++
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TNS HP COBOL
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FORTRAN
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Pascal
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TAL
In the non-CRE environment, if a run unit contains any HP COBOL program, then its
main program must be a HP COBOL program.
Native HP COBOL programs can call programs written in:
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Native HP C
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Native HP C++
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Native HP COBOL
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pTAL
External Names
Within a run unit, no external data item can have the same name as any external file
connector or any program.
Ranges of Values
The ranges of values for types NATIVE-2, NATIVE-4, and NATIVE-8 are:
Type Lower Bound Upper Bound
NATIVE-2 -32768 +32767
NATIVE-4 -2147483648 [phone]
NATIVE-8 -9223372036854775808 +9223372036854775807