COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs

Data Division
HP COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs—522555-006
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Descriptions of Noncontiguous Elementary Items
(Level 77)
PICTURE clause
is as described in PICTURE Clause.
INDEX
describes an index data item—a data item that occupies four character positions
and whose value is the occurrence number of a table element. This value cannot
be used in computations. If a level-77 description contains INDEX, then it cannot
include the SYNCHRONIZED, JUSTIFIED, or BLANK WHEN ZERO clause.
SIGN clause
is as described in SIGN Clause.
OCCURS clause
is as described in OCCURS Clause for Fixed-Size Tables or OCCURS Clause for
Variable-Size Tables.
SYNCHRONIZED clause
is as described in SYNCHRONIZED Clause. Do not use the SYNCHRONIZED
clause with INDEX.
JUSTIFIED clause
is as described in JUSTIFIED Clause. Do not use the JUSTIFIED clause with
INDEX.
BLANK WHEN ZERO clause
is as described in BLANK WHEN ZERO Clause. Do not use the BLANK WHEN
ZERO clause with INDEX.
VALUE clause
is as described in VALUE Clause. Do not use the VALUE clause with INDEX.