COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs

Language Elements and Expressions
HP COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs—522555-006
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Character-Strings
Character-Strings
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COBOL Word
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Literals
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PICTURE Character-Strings
COBOL Word
Maximum length: 30 characters.
Literals
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Numeric Literals
°
Decimal Numeric Literal
°
Hexadecimal Numeric Literal
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Nonnumeric Literals
°
Simple Nonnumeric Literal
°
Hexadecimal Nonnumeric Literal
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National Literal
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Figurative Constants
Decimal Numeric Literal
Maximum number of digits in one decimal numeric literal: 18.
char-1
char-n
ns
ns
VST741.vsd
digits
digits
ns
digits
ns
+
-
dp
ns
dp
ns
VST743.vsd