Compaq COBOL
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D
Data description entry
definition
elements of
skeleton
Data Division
entries
Data-handling operations
undefined results
from incompatible data
from operand overlap
Data items
assigning initial values to
categories of #1
categories of #2
characteristics of #1
characteristics of #2
classes of
contents and class incompatibility
default initial values
default USAGE of
in arithmetic expressions
index
naming
nonstandard data positioning in
storage format for
Data-name
definition
in an identifier
Data-name clause
DATA RECORDS clause
Data transfer
positioning rules for
using the MOVE statement
DATE-COMPILED paragraph
DATE-OF-INTEGER intrinsic function
DATE-TO-YYYYMMDD intrinsic function
DAY-OF-INTEGER intrinsic function
DAY-TO-YYYYDDD intrinsic function
Decimal point
specifying as comma
DECIMAL-POINT IS COMMA clause
Declarative procedures
referencing with the USE statement
Declaratives
definition
DEFERRED-WRITE
DEFERRED-WRITE phrase of the APPLY clause
DELETE statement
Delimited-scope statement
definition
DESCENDING clause
DISPLAY statement
reference to devices
usage
DIVIDE statement
Division by zero
Division header
definition
Divisions
definition
Duplicate keys check #1
Duplicate keys check #2
DUPLICATES phrase
E
EBCDIC character set
Editing rules
for PICTURE clause
Editing symbols
in PICTURE clause
Elementary data items
alternative groupings of
definition
Embedded spaces
in file specification
END PROGRAM header
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION
syntax and general rules
Environment variables
ERASE clause
Error handling
with the USE statement
EVALUATE statement
Example
definition
EXIT PROGRAM statement
EXIT statement
Exponentiation
results when invalid
EXTENSION phrase of the APPLY clause
EXTERNAL clause
External data
definition
F
FAB
See File access block
FACTORIAL intrinsic function
FD
See File description
FD entries
Figurative constants
definition
HIGH-VALUE
LOW-VALUE
QUOTE
SPACE
symbolic-character
File access
File access block (FAB)
File connector
definition
FILE-CONTROL
ASSIGN
BLOCK CONTAINS
CODE-SET
definition
LOCK MODE
ORGANIZATION
PADDING CHARACTER
paragraph
RECORD DELIMITER
RESERVE
File description
clauses of
complete entry skeleton
function of entry
structure of
File formats
Indexed #1
Indexed #2
Line Sequential #1
Line Sequential #2
Relative #1
Relative #2
Sequential #1
Sequential #2
File mapping
File name
assigning file specification to
File-name
definition
File optimization
File organization #1
File organization #2
Indexed
Line Sequential
Relative
Sequential
File Section of Data Division
File specification
assigning to a file-name
using VALUE OF ID clause
with ASSIGN clause
Spaces in
Tabs in
File status
data item
/STANDARD=85 values
/STANDARD=V3 values
values
FILE STATUS clause
File structure in a COBOL program
Files
Indexed
Line Sequential
Relative
Sequential
Fill bytes, def
FILL-SIZE phrase of the APPLY clause
FILLER
Fixed insertion editing
Fixed-length records
Fixed segment
definition
Floating insertion editing
Floating-point literal
definition
FOREGROUND-COLOR clause
Format
of print files
record (RECORD clause)
FROM phrase
FULL clause
Function-identifier
Function-name
Function-names
Functions
definition
Functions, intrinsic
See Intrinsic functions
G
General format
definition
function of
General rule
definition
GENERATE statement
Generic term
definition
GLOBAL clause
Global data
definition
GO TO statement
Group data item
definition
GROUP INDICATE clause
Group moves
G_FLOATING
H
Hexadecimal literal
definition
HIGH-VALUE figurative constant #1
HIGH-VALUE figurative constant #2
HIGHLIGHT clause
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