COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs

Introduction
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Compiler Output
Compiler Output
The output of the compiler is:
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A listing, including any compiler diagnostic messages (if the file for the listing is a
disk file, the compiler creates an EDIT file unless the file already exists)
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An object file, if no compilation errors occurred
If compilation errors occurred:
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The COBOL85 compiler produces a partial object file if any program units in the
compilation compile without errors.
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The NMCOBOL compiler produces no object file.
The COBOL85 compiler produces an object file that can be both executed and input to
the Bind utility. The NMCOBOL compiler produces either an executable object file, a
nonexecutable object file, a user library, or a dynamic-link library (DLL). Other
differences between the two compilers are explained throughout the manual. For an
overview of these differences, see Section 33, Migrating TNS/R Programs to TNS/RE
Programs.