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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Ignored Elements
The ranges of values for the type COMPUTATIONAL-5 are. Bracketed items are
optional.
Ignored Elements
HP COBOL compilers ignore these elements of COBOL because they are
unnecessary in the HP implementation:
•
In the entire source program: In ANSI format, columns 1 through 6 and beyond
72
•
Environment Division:
°
In the SOURCE-COMPUTER paragraph: Source computer name
°
In the OBJECT-COMPUTER paragraph:
°
Object computer name
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MEMORY SIZE clause
°
SEGMENT-LIMIT clause
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In the INPUT-OUTPUT section:
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In the FILE-CONTROL paragraph: in the file-control-entry :
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In the ASSIGN clause: multiple file names
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In the SELECT clause: RECORD DELIMITER and PADDING
CHARACTER clauses
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In the I-O-CONTROL paragraph:
°
RERUN clause
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SAME AREA clause
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SAME SORT AREA clause
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Procedure Division
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In independent segments: SEGMENT-LIMIT
°
ENTER COBOL statement
PICTURE
Clause
NATIVE-n
Equivalent
Range
Signed Unsigned
PIC [S]9(1) -
PIC [S]9(4)
NATIVE-2 -32,768 through 32,767 0 through 65,535
PIC [S]9(5) -
PIC [S]9(9)
NATIVE-4 -2,147,483,648 through
2,147,483,647
0 through 4,294,967,295
PIC [S]9(10) -
PIC [S]9(18)
NATIVE-8 -9,223,372,036,854,775,808
through
9,223,372,036,854,775,807
0 through
18,446,744,073,709,551,615