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2000 A.D.
    date change problem
A
a.out file #1
a.out file #2
a.out file #3
ACCEPT/DISPLAY with file input or output
ACCEPT statement
    differences
        ANSI
        extensions to ANSI
    EDITING phrase
    input, object of
    See also Video forms
Access mode
    default
    dynamic
    indexed files, specifying for
    random
    relative files, specifying for
    sequential files, specifying for
    specifying
    switching
Access mode switching
    READ NEXT statement
Access stream
    definition
ACMSxp
ADVANCING phrase
-align flag
    HP COBOL support for
    syntax of
-align [padding] flag
-align padding flag
Alignment
    along byte boundaries
    and SYNCHRONIZED clause
    changing with directives #1
    changing with directives #2
    *DC END-SET ALIGNMENT
    *DC SET ALIGNMENT
    *DC SET NOALIGNMENT
    *DC SET NOPADALIGN
    *DC SET PADALIGN
    default for source file
    directives #1
    directives #2
        syntax of
    for OpenVMS VAX compatibility
    for optimal performance
    natural
    natural (tab.)
    OpenVMS VAX compatible
    qualifiers
    specifying
    specifying natural #1
    specifying natural #2
    specifying OpenVMS VAX compatible #1
    specifying OpenVMS VAX compatible #2
/ALIGNMENT
    syntax of
Alignment directives
    and SYNCHRONIZED clause
    comparison
    nesting
/ALIGNMENT (Ex.)
Alignment (ex.)
Alignment of data
    Quadword boundary #1
    Quadword boundary #2
    run-time performance
/ALIGNMENT=PADDING #1
/ALIGNMENT=PADDING #2
/ALIGNMENT qualifier #1
/ALIGNMENT qualifier #2
    HP COBOL support for
    operations order of precedence (fig.)
Alignment qualifiers
    and SYNCHRONIZED clause
ALLOWING (used with I-O verbs)
Alpha architecture
    register set differences
        (ex.)
ALPHABET clause
    value of numeric literals
        compiler implementation specifications
Alternate key
    definition
    segmented
/ANALYSIS_DATA qualifier
-ansi flag
ANSI format
    See Developing programs
ANSI format source line
    structure and content of
ANSI-to-terminal
    format conversion
APPLY clause #1
APPLY clause #2
APPLY LOCK-HOLDING
APPLY PRINT-CONTROL clause #1
APPLY PRINT-CONTROL clause #2
ar command
-arch
-arch flag
/ARCHITECTURE qualifier
Archive library
    creating and maintaining
    file name suffix
    obtaining information about
    specifying using COBOL
Argument list
Argument-passing mechanisms
    BY CONTENT
    BY DESCRIPTOR
    BY OMITTED
    BY REFERENCE
    BY VALUE
Arguments
    optional #1
    optional #2
    run time command line #1
    run time command line #2
-arithmetic flag
Arithmetic, native #1
Arithmetic, native #2
Arithmetic operations
    results of rounding off
/ARITHMETIC qualifier #1
/ARITHMETIC qualifier #2
Arithmetic, standard #1
Arithmetic, standard #2
Arithmetic statements #1
Arithmetic statements #2
    common errors
    temporary work items
    with GIVING phrase
    with SIZE ERROR phrase
Arrays
    large
        impact on compile
ASSIGN clause
    file description
    overriding the file specification
    VALUE OF #1
    VALUE OF #2
    VALUE OF ID clause, using with
ASSIGN DCL command
    using logical names
ASSIGN TO clause
ASSIGN TO PRINTER clause #1
ASSIGN TO PRINTER clause #2
ASSIGN TO REEL clause
    block size
    number of files
    number of magnetic tapes
    record size
AT END condition
    planning for
Attributes
    COBOL program
/AUDIT qualifier
    number of strings
        compiler implementation specifications

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