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Micro Focus COBOL Compatibility Guide

Using reform5 

To invoke reform5 enter the command:

reform5 

Once you have invoked reform5 the following message is displayed on your
screen:

type in input file 

In response, type the name of the source file which you wish to reformat,
then press Enter .  The following message is displayed on your screen:

type in output file 

The name which you type in reply to this message is the name given to the
reformatted source file.  This file is now in a format which is
compatible with the requirements of this COBOL system.  Its name must not
be the same as that of the input file.

To run reform5 in batch mode enter the command:

reform5 input-file output-file 

where input-file and output-file are as described above.



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