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What does / signifies in column 7 in a COBOL program?


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priyamnavada

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PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2008 12:45 pm
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What does / signifies in column 7 in a COBOL program?

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enrico-sorichetti

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PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2008 1:05 pm
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searching the net with "cobol column 7 meaning" will yield a number of pointers to the relevant documentation
or more simply click on the manuals link at top of the page and scroll to the COBOL section
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PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2008 5:42 pm
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priyamnavada wrote:
What does / signifies in column 7 in a COBOL program?

Language Reference wrote:
Sequence number area
Columns 1 through 6
Indicator area
Column 7

Area A
Columns 8 through 11
Area B
Columns 12 through 72
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 11:21 pm
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Forces a page break in the compiler listing of the code.
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