Can COBOL print underlines

sandeep1dimri · New User Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 76

Hi

Can cobol can write the below format( Please note that i m concerned about a unline words)

sandeep

or please suggest a way to do that.

Sandeep

William Thompson · Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 5:00 pm

Hi Sandeep,

If you are asking, "Can COBOL print underlines?", the answer is "It depends". It depends on what you are going to use to do the printing, that device needs to have an underlining capability.
So I guess the answer is yes, COBOL can write in that format, whether or not the final appearance will show the underlines depends on the output device.
As an aside, back in the old days, underlining was done (on a high speed line printer) by printing the line of text and then printing the underlines needed on the same line. Bolding was done by repeated printing of the same text needing to be bolded on the same line.

Hope that helps,

Bill

sandeep1dimri · New User Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 76

Hi William-

Thanks for the valuable information. Could you suggest the way to do that.
I m taking about how to make the printer to print unline words or to check that whether in our shop our printer can do that.

Thanking you in advance.
Sandeep

William Thompson · Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 6:24 pm

Hi Sandeep,

The first thing, I think, is to find out what kind of printer(s) your shop has. There is no way (that I can think of) to implement (or even test for) underlining without determining the printer make and model (and possibly features).

I'm sorry I can't help any more than this, but without additional information my hands are tied.

Awaiting more information,

Bill