COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs

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HP COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs—522555-006
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Notation Conventions
Notation Conventions
This manual uses these conventions throughout:
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“Compiler” means both the COBOL85 and NMCOBOL compilers unless otherwise
stated
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“Linker” means the nld and ld utilities unless otherwise stated
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COBOL Name Conventions
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Hypertext Links
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Syntax Diagram Conventions
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Range Convention
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Example Conventions
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Change Bar Notation
COBOL Name Conventions
This manual uses these COBOL names, and this is what they mean:
Hypertext Links
Blue underline is used to indicate a hypertext link within text. By clicking a passage of
text with a blue underline, you are taken to the location described. For example:
This requirement is described under Backup DAM Volumes and Physical Disk
Drives on page 3-2.
Name Meaning
COBOL The implementation of the 1985 ISO/ANSI Standard COBOL language
HP COBOL HP COBOL for NonStop systems, the HP implementation of COBOL with HP
extensions
COBOL85 The HP compiler for the HP COBOL language that produces TNS objects
NMCOBOL The HP compiler for the HP COBOL language that produces TNS/R objects