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why do we write CBL NOSEQ TEST before ID in cobol prg ?


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d.sendil

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 4:10 pm
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Why do some time before identification Division in COBOL code Like CBL NOSEQ TEST? etc, and why it is necessary that some time.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 5:30 pm
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They are compiler directing statements and need to be seen by the compiler before it starts to compile.
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