COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs

HP COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs—522555-006
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12 Program Execution
This section applies to the Guardian environment. If you are executing HP COBOL
programs in the OSS environment, see Running HP COBOL Programs.
Topics:
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TACL commands related to program execution:
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RUN or RUND Command
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ASSIGN Command
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PARAM Command
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CLEAR Command
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DEFINEs
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Initial State
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Status of Internal Entities During Program Execution
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Status of External Entities During Program Execution
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Called Program Termination
For detailed information about the TACL commands, see the TACL Reference Manual.
For more information about running COBOL programs in the Guardian environment,
see Section 25, Executing and Debugging HP COBOL Programs.
When a system executes a loadfile, the running program is called a process.