Compaq COBOL
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G
-g flag
and optimizing
-g0 flag
-g1 flag
-g2 or -g flag
-g3 flag
GIVING phrase
example
GLOBAL clause
and special registers
definition of
sharing data with
sharing files with
sharing other resources, record-name
sharing other resources, report-name
usage
GO TO DEPENDING ON statement
advantages of using
/GRANULARITY
syntax of
-granularity flag
byte
long
quad
syntax of
/GRANULARITY qualifier
restrictions on use
GROUP INDICATE clause
results of (tab.)
Group items
nonnumeric
Group moves
nonnumeric data
H
Handling record operations
using RMS special registers
HELP debugger command
Hexadecimal literals
compiler implementation specifications
Hypersort #1
Hypersort #2
Hypersort #3
I
I-O-CONTROL paragraph #1
I-O-CONTROL paragraph #2
I/O device
accessing at run time
I/O errors
I/O exception conditions handling
I/O handling
AT END condition
INVALID KEY condition
using Declarative USE procedures
using file status values
using RMS completion codes
I/O operations
differences with RMS special registers #1
differences with RMS special registers #2
I/O statements
and Screen Section video forms
and video forms
low-volume
I/O system
building a COBOL file specification
Image activation optimization
-include flag
Index data item
declaration
modifying with SET
where defined
Index name
subscript value
compiler implementation specifications
Indexed file
access modes
alternate key
and ISAM mapping
AT END condition
capabilities
creating
creating and populating
defining
design considerations
I/O statements
index
INVALID KEY condition
invalid key condition
key
duplicate
length
location
number of key data items
compiler implementation specifications
open modes
optional key
organization
advantages
disadvantages
specifying
organization (fig.)
populating
primary key
processing
reading
dynamically
example
with READ PRIOR
randomly
example
sequentially
example
reading from other language
reorganizing
See also Optimization
SELECT statements
specifying file organization and access mode
updating
random access mode
sequential access mode
updating records
dynamically
randomly
example
sequentially
example
valid I/O statements (tab.)
writing
Indexes
initializing
Indexing
advantages
efficiency order
Indexing compared with subscripting
INITIAL clause
use of
Initializing
tables
INPUT and OUTPUT PROCEDURE phrases
example
INSPECT statement
AFTER
BEFORE
common errors
CONVERTING
function
how the INSPECT statement inspects data
implicit redefinition
values resulting from (tab.)
relationship among INSPECT argument, delimiter, item value, and argument active position (tab.)
REPLACING option
REPLACING phrase
interference in the replacement argument list
replacement argument
replacement argument (fig.)
replacement argument list
replacement value
sample (fig.)
search argument
sample (fig.)
TALLYING option
TALLYING phrase
argument list
arguments
counter
interference in the tally arguemnt list
leading delimiter of operation (tab.)
scan with separate tallies
results of (tab.)
Inspecting data
active/inactive arguments
BEFORE/AFTER
finding a match
implicit redefinition
INSPECT operation
interference in tally argument list
REPLACING
scanner setting
tally argument
tally counter
TALLYING phrase
Installation
files and directories after installation
Interference
in replacement argument list
in tally argument list
Intermediate data items
Interprogram communication
accessing another program's Data Division
accessing another program's Data Division_>Linkage Section
accessing another program's Data Division_>USING phrase
additional information on
argument list
CALL statement
passing arguments
calling COBOL programs
calling non-COBOL programs
calling non-COBOL programs
example
calling routines
defining the argument
determining the type of call
locating the result
making the call
calling system service routines #1
calling system service routines #2
checking condition values
EXTERNAL phrase
in a procedure call
library return status
VALUE IS clause
calling system service routines condition value symbols
common language environment
using COBOL in
contained programs
COMMON clause
GLOBAL clause
sharing data
sharing files
sharing other resources
USE procedures
examples
function value
multiple run unit concepts
calling procedures
definition
multiple run unit examples
OpenVMS Alpha Calling Standard
OpenVMS Alpha Run-Time Library routines
OpenVMS Alpha System Services routines
program attributes
EXTERNAL clause
INITIAL clause
register and stack usage
restrictions on
See also calling routines
shareable images
supplementary information on
transferring execution control
CALL statement
transferring flow of control
CALL statement
nesting
EXIT PROGRAM statement
Invalid key condition
planning for
INVALID KEY phrase
use of