HP COBOL II Reference Manual

Table of Contents

 HP COBOL II Reference Manual
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   Introduction
   ANSI Standard Compliance
   New ANSI'85 Features in COBOL II
   Compatibility Considerations
   Program Structure
   Structural Hierarchy
   DIVISIONS
   Sections
   Paragraphs
   Sentences, Statements, and Clauses
   Program Elements
   Character Strings
   Separators
   Character Set
   Coding Rules
   Describing and Referencing Data
   Files
   Records
   Data Items
   Algebraic Signs
   Data Alignment
   Identifiers
   Uniqueness of Reference
   Tables
   Reference Modification
   IDENTIFICATION DIVISION
   IDENTIFICATION DIVISION Format
   IDENTIFICATION DIVISION Syntax Rules
   Paragraphs
   ENVIRONMENT DIVISION
   ENVIRONMENT DIVISION Format
   ENVIRONMENT DIVISION Syntax Rules
   CONFIGURATION SECTION
   SOURCE-COMPUTER Paragraph
   OBJECT-COMPUTER Paragraph
   SPECIAL-NAMES Paragraph
   SYMBOLIC CHARACTER Clause
   CLASS Clause
   INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION
   FILE-CONTROL Paragraph
   File Control Clauses
   I-O-CONTROL Paragraph
   DATA DIVISION
   DATA DIVISION Format
   DATA DIVISION Syntax Rules
   FILE SECTION
   WORKING-STORAGE SECTION
   LINKAGE SECTION
   DATA DIVISION Clauses
   File Description Clauses
   Data Description Entries
   Data Description Entries (Continued)
   PROCEDURE DIVISION
   PROCEDURE DIVISION Header
   PROCEDURE DIVISION Format
   PROCEDURE DIVISION Syntax Rules
   PROCEDURE DIVISION Statements and Sentences
   Arithmetic Expressions
   Conditional Expressions
   Simple Conditions
   Complex Conditions
   Condition Evaluation Rules
   Abbreviated Combined Relation Conditions
   Common Phrases
   Common Features of Arithmetic Statements
   Input-Output Error Handling Procedures
   PROCEDURE DIVISION Statements
   ACCEPT Statement
   ADD Statement
   ALTER Statement
   CALL Statement
   CANCEL Statement
   CLOSE Statement
   COMPUTE Statement
   CONTINUE Statement
   DELETE Statement
   DISPLAY Statement
   DIVIDE Statement
   ENTER Statement
   ENTRY Statement
   EVALUATE Statement
   Examine Statement
   EXCLUSIVE Statement
   EXIT Statement
   EXIT PROGRAM Statement
   GOBACK Statement
   GO TO Statement
   IF Statement
   INITIALIZE Statement
   INSPECT Statement
   MOVE Statement
   MULTIPLY Statement
   OPEN Statement
   PERFORM Statement
   READ Statement
   RELEASE Statement
   RETURN Statement
   REWRITE Statement
   SEARCH Statement
   SEEK Statement
   SET Statement
   START Statement
   STOP Statement
   STRING Statement
   SUBTRACT Statement
   UN-EXCLUSIVE Statement
   UNSTRING Statement
   USE Statement
   WRITE Statement
   Interprogram Communication
   Transfer of Control
   Reference to Common Data and Files
   Reference to Common Data through Parameter Passing
   Reference to Common Data and Files
   Types of Subprograms
   END PROGRAM Header
   CALL Statement
   CANCEL Statement
   ENTRY Statement
   EXIT PROGRAM Statement
   GOBACK Statement
   SORT/MERGE Operations
   MERGE Statements
   RELEASE Statement
   RETURN Statement
   SORT Statement
   Debug Module
   WITH DEBUGGING MODE Clause
   USE FOR DEBUGGING Statement
   Debugging Lines
   Source Text Manipulation
   COPY Statement
   REPLACE Statement
   COBOL II Error Messages
   Reading Error Messages from COBCAT
   Compile-Time Error Messages
   Run-Time Error Messages
   Warnings
   Questionable Errors
   Questionable Errors (Continued)
   Serious Errors
   Disastrous Errors
   Nonstandard Warnings
   Informational Messages
   Run-Time Errors
   Preprocessor Commands and $CONTROL Options
   Types of Processes
   Preprocessor Programming Language
   Macro Definition and Use
   Conditional Compilation
   File Insertion, and Merging and Editing Operations
   Compiler Dependent Options
   The COBCNTL FILE
   Differences Between COBOL'74 and COBOL'85
   ANSI74 Entry Point Differences
   Incompatibilities Between COBOL'74 and COBOL'85
   Obsolete Features
   ASCII and EBCDIC Character Sets
   COBOL Glossary
   Definitions
   COBOL Reserved Word List
   Summary of COBOL II Syntax
   General Format for IDENTIFICATION DIVISION
   General Format for ENVIRONMENT DIVISION
   General Format for DATA DIVISION
   General Format for PROCEDURE DIVISION
   General Format for Verbs
   General Format for Conditions
   Miscellaneous Formats
   HPTOOLSET Program development System
   HPTOOLSET Symbolic Debug Facility
   COBEDIT Program and COPY Libraries
   COBEDIT Program
   COPY Libraries
   COBEDIT Commands