COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs

Procedure Division Verbs
HP COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs—522555-006
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KEY phrase
must appear if the file has sequential organization or if the file has relative
organization but is not described with a RELATIVE KEY clause. If KEY phrase is
omitted, the file’s prime key is used.
relationship
If position is present, relationship is limited to:
key
determines, with relationship, where the file position indicator is to be set.
The file position indicator is to be set such that the next record to be read from
file-name contains a key value having the specified relationship to the
current value of key.
KEY
IS
relationship
position
key
VST220.vsd
GREATER
THAN
EQUAL
TO
OR
=
<
>
NOT
LESS
THAN
>=
VST221.vsd
EQUAL
TO
=
VST223.vsd