COBOL/HP-UX Compatibility Guide for the Series 700 and 800 MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation
COBOL/HP-UX Compatibility Guide for the Series 700 and 800
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COBOL/HP-UX Compatibility Guide for the Series 700 and 800
COBOL/HP-UX Compatibility Guide for the Series 700 and 800 : COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Ch 1. Part I Conversion Series 1 IBM/370 Mainframe Compatibility
Configuring your COBOL System
Migrating your Applications
Conversion Issues
General
Error Message Differences
Files not Supported
The DISK FULL Condition
Arithmetic Operations
Intermediate Result Precision
The COMPUTE Statement
PIC 9 Items
ACCEPT Statements
DISPLAY Statements
The SIGN SEPARATE Clause
Comparisons of Alphanumeric Data
Pointer Variables (VS COBOL II Only)
File Input and Output
File Referencing
The NOMINAL KEY Clause
The ACTUAL KEY and TRACK-LIMIT Clauses
The TRACK AREA Clause
Deleting Records
Record Lengths
Inter-program Communication
Calls to Subprograms
Ch 2. Part II Conversion Series 2 Microsoft COBOL V2.2 Source Compatibility
Configuring your System
Migrating your Application
Conversion Issues
General
Source Code Beyond Column 72
COBOL Concepts
COMP-3 Sign Representation
Declaratives
The Nucleus
Special-Names Paragraphs
The EJECT Statement
PICTURE Strings
The SEGMENT-LIMIT Clause
The REDEFINES Clause
The VALUE Clause
File Input and Output
Filenames
OPEN ... EXTEND
Record Locking
Deleting Relative Records
Rebuild
Debug
TRACE Statements
Inter-Program Communication
The ON OVERFLOW Phrase
Screen Handling
Accepting into Numeric Fields
Accepting into Alphabetic Fields
Numeric-edited Items
Incorrect Spacing
Clearing the Screen
Screen Scrolling
Sounding the Bell
Extension Subroutines
Add-on Products from Micro Focus
Ch 3. Rebuild
Invoking Rebuild
The /s Option
The /o Option
The /r Option
The /k Option
The /i Option
The /v Option
Examples
Parameter Files
System Parameters
Warning Messages
Error Messages
Command Line Errors
Conversion Errors
Supplementary Information
Ch 4. Part III Conversion Series 3 Introduction to Conversion Series 3
RM/COBOL Source Programs
Converting Data Files
Enhancing your Converted Application
Ch 5. Converting an RM/COBOL Application
Migrating from the RM/COBOL Environment
The Tabx Program
Ch 6. RM/COBOL Source Compatibility
The RM Directive
Perform Statements
Table Bound Checking
Types of Data
COMPUTATIONAL (COMP) Data Types
COMPUTATIONAL-1 (COMP-1) Data Types
COMPUTATIONAL-6 (COMP-6) Data Types
Ch 7. RM/COBOL Conversion Problem Solving
Problems Producing Executable Code
Length of Nonnumeric Literals
Source Code in Columns 73 to 80
Reserved Words
Numbering of Segments
Program Identification and Data Names
Duplicate Paragraph Names
Problems When Running the Code
Trailing Blanks in Line Sequential Files
Undefined Results of MOVE and Arithmetic Operations
Embedded Control Sequences in DISPLAY Statements
Printer Output is Written to Disk
Redefinition of COMPUTATIONAL or COMPUTATIONAL-6 Data Items
ON SIZE ERROR Clause
Field Wrap-Around
COMPUTATIONAL-1 Data Items with a PICTURE other than S9(4)
File and Record Locking
Initialization of Working-Storage
Screen Column Number Specification
End of File Notification
ACCEPT Fields at the Edge of the Screen
Display of Input Data in Concealed ACCEPT Fields
Open EXTEND of Non-Existent File
Ch 8. Converting RM/COBOL Data Files
Conversion of Data Types
COMP/COMPUTATIONAL Data
COMP-3/COMPUTATIONAL-3 Data
COMP-6/COMPUTATIONAL-6 Data
DISPLAY Data
Program Modifications Required by convert3
The REDEFINES Clause
The USAGE IS INDEX Clause
The USAGE Clause with Group Items
Continuation Columns
The DECIMAL POINT IS COMMA Clause
Uniqueness of Names in Record Descriptions
DEPENDING Names
PICTURE Strings
Ch 9. Running convert3
Running convert3 in Interactive Mode
Help
File Details
Printfile Name
Record Type Specification
Identifying Record Types by Subroutine
Identifying Record Types by Unique Record Item
Binary Sequential Files
Generate Program
Escape
Running convert3 in Batch Mode
The Parameter File
The Listfile Parameter
The Sourcefile Parameter
The FD Parameter
The Program Parameter
The Subroutine Parameter
The Sign Parameter
The Identifier Parameter
Record Number Parameters
The Run Parameter
Example Parameter File
Running convert3 with a Parameter File
Ch 10. Using the File Conversion Program
Creating an Executable File Conversion Program
Running the File Conversion Program
Indexed Sequential Files with Duplicate Alternate Keys
Ch 11. convert3 and File Conversion Program Error Messages
convert3 Error Messages
File Conversion Program Error Messages
Ch 12. Part IV Conversion Series 5 Introduction to Conversion Series 5
DG Interactive COBOL Source Programs
Converting Data Files
Enhancing your Converted Application
Ch 13. DG Interactive COBOL Source Compatibility
The DG Directive
Reserved Words
DG International Character Set
DG File Status and other Exception Values
Calls
Linkage Section Access
Arithmetic of Group Level Items
Run-time Switches
Program Identification and Data Names
Ch 14. Reformatting a DG COBOL Source File
Using reform5
Reformatting Rules
Ch 15. Converting DG COBOL Data Files
Supported Data File Types
Sequential Files
Relative Files
Indexed Files
DG Data Types
Source File Restrictions
The File Conversion Process
Ch 16. Running convert5
Running convert5 in Interactive Mode
Help
File Details
Printfile Name
Record Type Specification
Identifying Record Types by Subroutine
Identifying Record Types by Unique Record Item
Binary Sequential Files
Generate Program
Escape
Running convert5 in Batch Mode
The Parameter File
The Listfile Parameter
The Sourcefile Parameter
The FD Parameter
The Program Parameter
The Subroutine Parameter
The Identifier Parameter
Record Number Parameters
The Run Parameter
Example Parameter List
Running convert5 with a Parameter File
Ch 17. Using the File Conversion Program
Creating an Executable File Conversion Program
Running the File Conversion Program
Ch 18. Error Messages
Errors Reported by convert5
Errors Reported by the Conversion Program
Ch 19. Part V Dialect Summary Introduction to Dialect Summary
Ch 20. Language Levels
Key to Notation
Table of Language Levels
Ch 21. Dialect Control Directives
Key to Notation
List of Directives and the Dialects they Control
Meaning of the Entries
Synonyms
Table of Dialect Control Directives
Ch 22. Individual Features Directives
Key to Notation
Effects of the Directives
Effects of Directives Listed as Unchanging
Synonyms
Table of Directives for Individual Features
Ch 23. Lists of Features
Key to Notation
Language Level of the Feature
Effect of Directive on the Feature
Implementation Status of the Feature
ANS85F Table
ANS85H Table
ANS85I Table
DG Table
MF Table
MS Table
OSVS Table
RM Table
RW Table*
VSC2 Table
INDEX
Index
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