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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Restrictions
Standard COBOL Practice
Observe these restrictions to conform to standard COBOL practice (HP COBOL does
not enforce them).
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Verify that the special constructs DECLARATIVES and END DECLARATIVES
(along with each one’s terminating period separator) are completely contained in a
single program text line with a space character in the indicator area. Start them in
area A and precede them only by space characters.
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Start each of these in area A of a program text line that has a space in its indicator
area:
°
The keyword or user-defined word naming a division, section, or paragraph
°
The initial keyword of an END PROGRAM statement
Any characters preceding these words must be space characters.
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Start the level-numbers 01 and 77 and all level indicators (FD and SD) in area A of
a program text line with a space character in the indicator area and precede them
only by space characters. Other level-numbers can start in either area A or area B.
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When a lexical element that starts in area A of a program text line is followed by a
separator, you can start the next element (if any) on that line at any point after the
separator; otherwise, start all lexical elements other than those mentioned in the
preceding rules in area B. Always start continuations of lexical elements in area B.
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Verify that both of the characters that comprise the pseudo-text separator, ==,
appear on the same program text line.