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P
-p0 flag
-p1 or -p flag
Padding
Page
    advancing and line skipping
        report (ex.)
    logical
    physical
    size definition
Page body
Page footing
Page heading
PCA product
PERFORM n TIMES
    value of n
        compiler implementation specifications
Performance
    and data type selection
    and intermediate data items
    compilation
    natural alignment for
    run-time
Physical block size
    compiler implementation specifications
Physical memory
    and compile performance
Physical page
    definition
PICTURE character-strings
    alphanumeric or alphabetic
        compiler implementation specifications
    alphanumeric or numeric edited
        compiler implementation specifications
    compiler implementation specifications
PICTURE clause
    editing symbols
    for intermediate data items
pixie
Portability
    Porting assistance
    See also Compatibility
Porting assistance
Precision
    and floating-point numbers
    and USAGE COMP
    not reduced by conversion to COMP
Primary key
    definition
    segmented
Print-control file #1
Print-control file #2
    See also Variable with fixed-control records
Procedure calls
Procedures
Productivity tools
prof
Program
    accessing another data division
    compiling
    compiling multiple files on OpenVMS Alpha
    compiling, multiple files on OpenVMS Alpha #1
    compiling, multiple files on OpenVMS Alpha #2
    compiling, multiple files on Tru64 UNIX
    compiling on OpenVMS Alpha
    contained
    creating
    driver
    running
Program conversion
    using the /STANDARD=OPENVMS_AXP qualifier option
Program development
Program listing files
    separate compilation
Program listings
    See Compiler listing files
Program run errors
    data errors
    logic errors
Program run messages
Program structure differences
    HP COBOL (ex.)
    HP COBOL for OpenVMS VAX
    using the /OPTIMIZE qualifier
Program switches
    See Switches
PROTECTED phrase
Protecting records
    automatic record locking #1
    automatic record locking #2
    automatic record locking #3
    bypassing a record lock
    concepts
    error conditions
        hard record locks
        soft record locks
        soft record locks and Declarative USE procedures
    manual record locking
    using record locking
Pseudocode placeholders
    unsupported by HP COBOL


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