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Micro Focus COBOL Language Reference - Additional Topics

For VSC2 and MF only:  Environment Division 

The SOURCE-COMPUTER Paragraph 

Syntax Rule.   

Source-computer-name can contain DBCS characters.

The OBJECT-COMPUTER Paragraph 

Syntax Rule.   

Object-computer-name can contain DBCS characters.

The SPECIAL-NAMES Paragraph 

Syntax Rules.   

   1.  In the CURRENCY SIGN clause, literal-6 must not be a DBCS literal
       and must not be "G" or "N" (MF and COB/370) .

   2.  In the ALPHABET clause, literal-1, -2, and -3 must not be DBCS
       literals.

   3.  In the CLASS clause, literal-4 and -5 must not be DBCS literals.

The FILE-CONTROL Paragraph.   

Syntax Rule.   

In the ASSIGN clause, literal-1 must not be a DBCS literal and
external-file-reference must not contain DBCS characters.

For MF only:    This restriction is removed.

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