COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs

Calling Other Programs and Routines
HP COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs—522555-006
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Operating System Routines
Numeric COMP 9 (1) - 9 (4) INT INT
INT(32)
FIXED
REAL
REAL(64)
COMP 9 (5) - 9 (9) INT(32) INT
INT(32)
FIXED
REAL
REAL(64)
COMP 9 (10) - 9 (18) FIXED INT
INT(32)
FIXED
REAL
REAL(64)
NATIVE-2 INT INT
INT(32)
FIXED
REAL
REAL(64)
NATIVE-4 INT(32) INT
INT(32)
FIXED
REAL
REAL(64)
NATIVE-8 FIXED INT
INT(32)
FIXED
REAL
REAL(64)
DISPLAY STRING INT
INT(32)
FIXED
REAL
REAL(64)
INDEX Not applicable Not applicable
Numeric Edited STRING Not applicable
Alphanumeric Edited STRING Not applicable
Alphanumeric STRING Not applicable
Table 23-3. HP COBOL and TAL or pTAL Parameter
Correspondence (page2of2)
COBOL Data Category
TAL or pTAL Data Type
Passed by Reference Passed by Value