COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs

Environment Division
HP COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs—522555-006
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I-O-CONTROL Paragraph
SAME AREA clause
specifies the files that share the same memory during program execution. These
files do not share disk space or tape space.
The SAME AREA clause has different meanings for I-O files (sequential, relative,
indexed) than for sort-merge files.
same-file
is a file-name.
MULTIPLE FILE clause
specifies a multiple-file tape reel. For more information on multiple files, see
MULTIPLE FILE Clause.
tape-file
is the name of a sequential file on magnetic tape, defined in a file-control entry
and a file description entry.
position
is a numeric literal with a value of 1 or more. It defines the relative position of
tape-file on a tape.
Note. The 1985 COBOL standard classifies the MULTIPLE FILE clause as obsolete, so
you are advised not to use it.
AREA
RECORD
FOR
SAME
same-file
MERGE
SORT
VST060.vsd
FILE
CONTAINS
MULTIPLE
TAPE
tape-file
POSITION
position
VST061.vsd