P |
-p0 flag
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-p1 or -p flag
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Padding
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Page
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advancing and line skipping
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report (ex.)
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logical
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physical
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size definition
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Page body
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Page footing
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Page heading
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PCA product
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PERFORM n TIMES
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value of n
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compiler implementation specifications
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Performance
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and data type selection
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and intermediate data items
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compilation
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natural alignment for
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run-time
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Physical block size
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compiler implementation specifications
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Physical memory
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and compile performance
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Physical page
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definition
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PICTURE character-strings
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alphanumeric or alphabetic
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compiler implementation specifications
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alphanumeric or numeric edited
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compiler implementation specifications
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compiler implementation specifications
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PICTURE clause
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editing symbols
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for intermediate data items
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pixie
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Portability
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Porting assistance
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See also Compatibility
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Porting assistance
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Precision
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and floating-point numbers
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and USAGE COMP
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not reduced by conversion to COMP
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Primary key
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definition
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segmented
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Print-control file #1
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Print-control file #2
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See also Variable with fixed-control records
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Procedure calls
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Procedures
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Productivity tools
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prof
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Program
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accessing another data division
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compiling
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compiling multiple files on OpenVMS Alpha
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compiling, multiple files on OpenVMS Alpha #1
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compiling, multiple files on OpenVMS Alpha #2
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compiling, multiple files on Tru64 UNIX
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compiling on OpenVMS Alpha
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contained
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creating
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driver
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running
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Program conversion
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using the /STANDARD=OPENVMS_AXP qualifier option
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Program development
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Program listing files
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separate compilation
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Program listings
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See Compiler listing files
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Program run errors
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data errors
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logic errors
|
Program run messages
|
Program structure differences
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Compaq COBOL (ex.)
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Compaq COBOL for OpenVMS VAX
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using the /OPTIMIZE qualifier
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Program switches
|
See Switches
|
PROTECTED phrase
|
Protecting records
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automatic record locking #1
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automatic record locking #2
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automatic record locking #3
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bypassing a record lock
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concepts
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error conditions
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hard record locks
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soft record locks
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soft record locks and Declarative USE procedures
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manual record locking
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using record locking
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Pseudocode placeholders
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unsupported by Compaq COBOL
|
Q |
Qualifiers
|
COBOL command
|
with the COBOL command
|
QUIT command (LSE)
|
R |
Random access mode
|
specifying
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ranlib command
|
READ NEXT statement
|
changing access mode
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READ PRIOR statement
|
Reading files
|
line sequential
|
sequential
|
Record
|
blocking, specifying
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cells
|
definition
|
fixed-length
|
format
|
locking
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Refer to Protecting records, Record locking, and File sharing
|
processing
|
protection
|
See Protecting records
|
See also File
|
space needs on a physical device
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variable-length
|
variable with fixed-control
|
Record access mode
|
definition
|
RECORD CONTAINS clause
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Record definitions
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compiler implementation specifications
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Record description #1
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Record description #2
|
Record format
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specifying
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Record-length descriptions, multiple
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Record locking
|
Compaq standard
|
definition
|
See also Protecting records
|
successful
|
X/Open standard
|
Record Management Services (RMS)
|
completion codes
|
See also RMS special registers
|
Record numbers
|
cell numbers
|
RECORD statement
|
Record structures
|
alignment of
|
RECORD VARYING clause
|
REDEFINES clause
|
and numeric data storage #1
|
and numeric data storage #2
|
Redefinition
|
implied when inspecting data
|
Reference
|
unresolved (linker)
|
REFERENCE argument-passing mechanism
|
Reference format
|
terminal
|
Reference modification
|
Reference modification out of range
|
REFORMAT
|
purpose of
|
REFORMAT utility
|
converting reference format
|
error messages
|
running
|
REGARDLESS
|
Register usage
|
Relation tests
|
description
|
nonnumeric data
|
Relative file
|
access modes
|
AT END condition
|
capabilities
|
creating
|
random access mode #1
|
random access mode #2
|
sequential access mode #1
|
sequential access mode #2
|
deleting records
|
randomly #1
|
randomly #2
|
sequentially #1
|
sequentially #2
|
using the DELETE statement
|
design considerations
|
INVALID KEY condition
|
invalid key condition
|
open modes
|
organization #1
|
organization #2
|
advantages
|
disadvantages
|
specifying
|
processing #1
|
processing #2
|
reading
|
dynamically #1
|
dynamically #2
|
randomly #1
|
randomly #2
|
sequentially #1
|
sequentially #2
|
record cells
|
record numbers
|
rewriting records
|
randomly #1
|
randomly #2
|
sequentially #1
|
sequentially #2
|
rewriting records in
|
See also Optimization
|
SELECT statements
|
specifying file organization and access mode
|
tables, similarity to
|
updating
|
using the REWRITE statement
|
usage #1
|
usage #2
|
valid I/O statements (tab.)
|
writing
|
Relative indexing
|
system overhead
|
Relative key
|
definition
|
Relative record number
|
-relax_key_checking
|
-relax_key_checking or -rkc flag
|
REMAINDER phrase
|
REPLACE statement
|
differences
|
Compaq COBOL for OpenVMS VAX
|
Compaq COBOL for OpenVMS VAX (ex.)
|
Compaq COBOL on OpenVMS Alpha
|
Compaq COBOL on OpenVMS Alpha (ex.)
|
line numbers
|
Compaq COBOL for OpenVMS VAX (ex.)
|
Compaq COBOL on OpenVMS Alpha (ex.)
|
line numbers in compiler listing files
|
listing multiple instances of source line
|
Replacement argument
|
list
|
interference in
|
to inspect data
|
Replacement value
|
REPLACING phrase
|
to inspect data
|
Report
|
bolding items in
|
bottom margin
|
components of
|
components of (ex.)
|
control footing
|
control heading
|
conventional
|
controlling spacing
|
line counter usage
|
logical page
|
logical page area (fig.)
|
page-overflow condition
|
page-overflow condition (ex.)
|
printing
|
See also Conventional Report
|
design
|
detail lines
|
footing
|
footing area
|
GROUP INDICATE clause
|
heading
|
layout worksheet (fig.)
|
linage-file report
|
controlling spacing
|
page advancing
|
page overflow
|
page overflow (ex.)
|
printing
|
See also Linage-file
|
using the LINAGE-COUNTER
|
linage-file report (ex.)
|
logical page #1
|
logical page #2
|
makeup
|
modes of printing
|
page advancing and line skipping (ex.)
|
page body
|
page footing
|
page heading
|
physical page
|
printing
|
printing totals before detail lines
|
problem solving
|
bolding items
|
example #1
|
example #2
|
GROUP INDICATE clause
|
logical lines
|
physical lines
|
physical page
|
printing #1
|
printing #2
|
printing #3
|
bold
|
details
|
totals
|
underlining
|
RESET phrase
|
spooling
|
streamlining your
|
top margin
|
total accumulating
|
crossfoot totals
|
crossfooting
|
defining
|
incrementing
|
RESET phrase
|
rolled forward totals
|
rolling-forward
|
subtotals #1
|
subtotals #2
|
UPON phrase
|
total accumulating (fig.)
|
underlining in
|
UPON phrase
|
USE BEFORE REPORTING statement
|
Report file
|
number of lines
|
compiler implementation specifications
|
Report groups
|
sample report using all seven (fig.)
|
Report Writer
|
assigning a value in a print line
|
assigning the source for a print field
|
COLUMN NUMBER clause
|
CONTROL clause
|
detail reporting
|
examples
|
detail report #1
|
detail report #2
|
detail report #3
|
detail report #4
|
input data
|
summary report
|
first GENERATE statement (fig.)
|
footings
|
controlling
|
generating
|
GENERATE statement
|
headings
|
controlling
|
generating
|
INITIATE statement
|
LINE clause
|
logical page
|
defining
|
horizontal spacing
|
vertical spacing
|
PAGE clause
|
printing
|
GROUP INDICATE clause
|
processing a Report Writer report
|
detail reporting
|
GENERATE statement #1
|
GENERATE statement #2
|
initiating
|
suppressing a report group
|
terminating processing
|
USE BEFORE REPORTING statement
|
Programming
|
REPORT clause #1
|
REPORT clause #2
|
Report Description entry
|
Report File
|
defining
|
report group types (tab.)
|
report groups #1
|
report groups #2
|
Report Section
|
defining
|
SOURCE clause
|
specifying multiple reports
|
subsequent GENERATE statements (fig.)
|
SUPPRESS statement
|
TERMINATE statement
|
TERMINATE statement (fig.)
|
using Declarative procedures #1
|
using Declarative procedures #2
|
VALUE clause
|
RESERVE AREAS clause
|
value of integers
|
compiler implementation specifications
|
Reserved words
|
compatibility with Compaq COBOL for OpenVMS VAX
|
/RESERVED_WORDS qualifier
|
Compaq COBOL support for
|
Restrictions on interprogram communication
|
RETURN-CODE
|
RISC architecture
|
RMS completion codes, using
|
RMS special registers
|
differences #1
|
differences #2
|
list of
|
RMS-CURRENT-FILENAME #1
|
RMS-CURRENT-FILENAME #2
|
RMS-CURRENT-STS #1
|
RMS-CURRENT-STS #2
|
RMS-CURRENT-STV #1
|
RMS-CURRENT-STV #2
|
RMS-FILENAME #1
|
RMS-FILENAME #2
|
RMS-STS #1
|
RMS-STS #2
|
RMS-STS #3
|
RMS-STV #1
|
RMS-STV #2
|
RMS_CURRENT_STS
|
RMS_CURRENT_STV
|
RMS_STS #1
|
RMS_STS #2
|
ROUNDED phrase
|
with SIZE ERROR
|
Rounding off arithmetic results
|
Routines
|
Named "main"
|
-rsv
|
-rsv foreign_extensions flag
|
-rsv [no]200x flag
|
-rsv [no]foreign_extensions
|
-rsv [no]xopen flag
|
RUN command
|
on OpenVMS Alpha
|
syntax, on OpenVMS Alpha
|
Run time
|
accessing environment variables
|
accessing environment variables (ex.)
|
accessing logicals
|
errors
|
example of
|
input/output messages
|
messages
|
format
|
input/output errors
|
interpreting
|
program run errors
|
Run-Time Library routines
|
cobcall
|
cobcancel
|
cobfunc
|
Run-time storage
|
compiler implementation specifications #1
|
compiler implementation specifications #2
|
Run unit
|
examples of COBOL
|
including non-COBOL programs
|
multiple COBOL program
|
Running Compaq COBOL programs
|
on OpenVMS Alpha
|
on Tru64 UNIX
|