When you define a Program, you specify its main characteristics.
Value | Comment |
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Standard COBOL line | Numbering, justification and identification of program in accordance with the standard COBOL line (default value). |
1: Suppression of numbering | |
2: Suppression of numbering and justification | Deletion of numbering and justification of instructions (columns 8 to 71 inclusive) in column 1. |
3: Suppression of program identification | Standard numbering and justification, deletion of program identification. |
4: Suppression of numbering and program identification | |
5: Suppression of numbering and of program identification | Deletion of numbering and of program identification, justification of instructions (columns 8 to 71 inclusive) in column 1. |
This is the default option. It provides the general structure of an iterative program: beginning of loop (F05), end of run (F20), end of loop (F9099. GO TO F05).
This option does not provide an iterative structure:: no beginning of loop (F05), no end of run (F20), no end of loop (F9099. GO TO F05).
It is the default value. The Data Element is present if its value is not blank.
The Data Element is present if its value is not zero.
The Data Element is present if it does not contain low-values. This option is available for alphabetic and numeric Data Elements.