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HP COBOL II/XL Quick Reference Guide

Chapter 4  ENVIRONMENT DIVISION 


            

CONFIGURATION SECTION 


            

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          Table 4-1.  HP COBOL II Feature, Switch, and Device Names 

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|                     |                                |
| Feature Name        | Function                       |
|                     |                                |
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|                     |                                |
| CONDITION-CODE      | Refers to condition codes      |
|                     | returned by operating system   |
|                     | intrinsics when they have been |
|                     | called through the CALL        |
|                     | statement.                     |
|                     |                                |
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|                     |                                |
| NO SPACE CONTROL    | When included in the ADVANCING |
|                     | clause of the WRITE statement, |
|                     | this prevents the line printer |
|                     | from advancing vertically or   |
|                     | horizontally.                  |
|                     |                                |
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|                     |                                |
| TOP                 | When included in the ADVANCING |
|                     | clause of the WRITE statement, |
|                     | the mnemonic name assigned to  |
|                     | TOP causes the line printer to |
|                     | perform a page eject.          |
|                     |                                |
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|                     |                                |
| C01                 | Used in the ADVANCING clause   |
| through             | of the WRITE statement for     |
| C16                 | sequential files.  Each        |
|                     | directs the line printer to    |
|                     | skip to a particular channel   |
|                     | (1 through 16) on the carriage |
|                     | control tape.  Refer to the HP |
|                     | COBOL II/XL Reference Manual   |
|                     | for details.                   |
|                     |                                |
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          Table 4-1.  HP COBOL II Feature, Switch, and Device Names (cont.) 

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|                     |                                |
| Switch Name         | Function                       |
|                     |                                |
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|                     |                                |
| SW0                 | Refer to software switches     |
| through             | associated with condition      |
| SW15                | names.  (Software switches are |
|                     | described in the next section  |
|                     | of this chapter.)              |
|                     |                                |
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|                     |                                |
| Device Name         | Function                       |
|                     |                                |
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|                     |                                |
| SYSIN               | Refers to the operating system |
|                     | standard input device.  In an  |
|                     | interactive session, this is   |
|                     | your terminal.  In a batch     |
|                     | job, it is either the card     |
|                     | reader or operator's console.  |
|                     |                                |
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|                     |                                |
| SYSOUT              | Refers to the operating system |
|                     | standard output device.  In an |
|                     | interactive session, this is   |
|                     | your terminal.  In a batch     |
|                     | job, it is the line            |
|                     | printer[REV BEG]               |
|                     |                                |
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|                     |                                |
| CONSOLE             | Refers to the computer         |
|                     | operator's console (not your   |
|                     | terminal).[REV END]            |
|                     |                                |
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