Compaq COBOL
User Manual

D
-D num flag
Data dictionary
Data Division
accessing another program's
Data errors
program run errors
Data items
Alpha alignment
binary
alignment of
natural alignment of
exceeding size of
compiler implementation specifications
index
intermediate
padding
Data movement #1
Data movement #2
Data name, subscript with
Data organization
Data testing #1
Data testing #2
Data types
Compaq COBOL-to-Oracle CDD/Repository mapping
scaling and mixing
selection for performance
DATE-COMPILED statement
differences
Compaq COBOL for OpenVMS VAX (ex.)
Compaq COBOL on OpenVMS Alpha (ex.)
listing multiple instances of source line
*DC #1
*DC #2
*DC SET NOPADALIGN
*DC SET PADALIGN
DCL commands
ASSIGN
CONTINUE
DEASSIGN
DEFINE #1
DEFINE #2
for program development
DCL SORT
De-editing #1
De-editing #2
DEASSIGN, DCL command
using logical names
/DEBUG
RUN command
symbol table information
/DEBUG qualifier
and /OPTIMIZE
Debugger #1
Debugger #2
COBOL support
compiling and linking with the debugger
compiling with the debugger
debugging optimized images
getting help #1
getting help #2
getting started
sample cobol command #1
sample cobol command #2
use of conditional compilation lines
use of desk-checking
use of faulty data
using conditional compilation lines
using listing files
Debugging
OpenVMS Alpha
sample session
sample Ladebug Debugger session
sample source code
tools
Tru64 UNIX
sample session
Decimal shadowing #1
Decimal shadowing #2
Declarative procedure (ex.)
Declarative USE procedures
example
EXTEND
file name
global
INPUT
INPUT-OUTPUT
ordinary
OUTPUT
samples
use of
using
Default object module libraries
using the DEFINE command
DEFAULT phrase
Default user libraries
definition
DEFINE, DCL command #1
DEFINE, DCL command #2
Defining tables
Dependency recording
/DEPENDENCY_DATA qualifier
DESCRIPTOR
argument-passing mechanism
Design comments
unsupported by Compaq COBOL
/DESIGN qualifier
unsupported by Compaq COBOL
Desk-checking
Detail lines
Developing programs
choosing a reference format #1
choosing a reference format #2
converting reference format
creating a program
editors
reference format
Diagnostic messages
compiler
linker
See Linker messages
run-time
See Run-time messages
Directives
data alignment
placement
memory allocation and access
See also Alignment directives
SET VOLATILE
DISPLAY data items, avoiding for arithmetic
DISPLAY statement
differences
output, object of
See also Video forms
DISPLAY within ACCEPT ON EXCEPTION, terminating
-display_formatted flag
/DISPLAY_FORMATTED qualifier
Double-precision data
storage differences
Driver
definition of #1
definition of #2
relationship to software components #1
relationship to software components #2
Driver program
and ld
Duplicate keys check
DUPLICATES IN ORDER phrase
Dynamic access mode
specifying
E
EBCDIC
and SEARCH ALL
Edited moves
nonnumeric data
Editing
numeric symbols
EDITING phrase
Editors
See Developing programs
Elementary data items
nonnumeric
Elementary moves
nonnumeric
numeric-edited
END-DISPLAY
END-DISPLAY phrase
END-SET ALIGNMENT directive
syntax of
END-SET PADALIGN
END-SET VOLATILE directive
syntax of
Entry point
main
Environment variable
accessing at run time
COBOL_INPUT
COBOL_OUTPUT
compiler
specifying directory for temporary files
stdin
stdout
TMPDIR
Erasing
a line on the terminal screen
entire terminal screen
to end of line on terminal screen
to end of terminal screen
Error messages
compiler
linker
See Linker messages
REFORMAT Utility
run-time
See Run-time messages
Errors
common Compaq COBOL command line
compiler
effect on linker
I/O
in arithmetic statements
in MOVE statements
in size
inspecting data
linker messages
nonnumeric MOVE statements
run-time
run-time input/output
STRING statements
unstringing data
Exception condition
definition
Executable programs
creating using cobol command
installing using Tru64 UNIX tools
Execution control
transferring
EXIT PROGRAM statement
use of
Extending files
line sequential
sequential
EXTENSION option
value of integers
compiler implementation specifications
Extensions, detecting foreign
EXTERNAL clause
use of
External report file
number of characters
compiler implementation specifications