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Micro Focus COBOL Compatibility Guide

Key to Notation 

This key contains the following sections:

   *   The language level at which the feature was introduced

   *   Effect of directive on the feature

   *   Implementation status of the feature.

Language Level of the Feature. 

The language levels are the same as those listed in the section Key to 
Notation in the chapter Language Levels .

Effect of Directive on the Feature 

        No effect.

R       Turns on the reserved words the feature needs.*

E       Enables the feature**, without changing normal program behavior.

C       Enables the feature**, which changes program behavior.

W       Changes the syntax; normal syntax is flagged with a warning.

*       In the case of the Micro Focus and Microsoft directives, reserved
        words are enabled to the level specified in the directive; see
        the list of reserved words in your Language Reference.

**      Not by turning on reserved words.

Implementation Status of the Feature 

(space) Fully implemented.

I       Fully implemented, but another directive* (not the dialect one)
        enables it.

U       Syntax support but no run time support in some environments.

D       Implemented as documentary.

G       A group of features.

*       See the Table of Directives for Individual Features in the
        chapter Individual Features Directives .



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