Pathway/iTS SCREEN COBOL Reference Manual (G06.24+, H06.03+, Pathway/iTS 1.0+)

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Compaq NonStop™ Pathway/iTS
SCREEN COBOL Reference
Manual
Index Examples Figures Tables
What’s New in This Manual ix
Manual Information
ix
New and Changed Information
ix
About This Manual
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Who Should Read This Manual
xi
Related Documentation
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Your Comments Invited
xii
Notation Conventions
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1. Introduction to SCREEN COBOL
Pathway Environment Overview 1-2
Pathway System Components
1-2
Communication Between Processes
1-7
Developing Programs With System Tools
1-8
Generating Object Files With the Compiler
1-8
Managing Object Files With SCUP
1-10
Designing Program Logic
1-11
Organizing SCREEN COBOL Program Groups
1-11
General Rules for Program Design
1-12
2. SCREEN COBOL Source Program
Program Operating Modes 2-1
Block Mode Program
2-2
Conversational Mode Program
2-2
Intelligent Mode Program
2-2
Program Organization
2-3