Compaq COBOL AAQ2G1FTK User Manual
Compaq cobol user manual
Compaq COBOL
User Manual
Order Number: AA–Q2G1F–TK
October 2000
This manual provides information to help you develop Compaq COBOL
programs for the OpenVMS Alpha and Compaq Tru64 UNIX platforms.
Revision/Update Information:
This manual supersedes the
DIGITAL COBOL User Manual,
Version 2.5.
Operating System and Version:
OpenVMS Alpha Version 6.2 or higher;
Tru64 UNIX Version 4.0F or higher
Software Version:
Compaq COBOL Version 2.7
Compaq Computer Corporation
Houston, Texas
Table of contents
Document Outline
- Compaq COBOL User Manual
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Developing Compaq COBOL Programs
- 2 Handling Numeric Data
- 3 Handling Nonnumeric Data
- 4 Handling Tables
- 5 Using the STRING, UNSTRING, and INSPECT Statements
- 6 Processing Files and Records
- 7 Handling Input/Output Exception Conditions
- 8 Sharing Files and Locking Records
- 9 Using the SORT and MERGE Statements
- 10 Producing Printed Reports
- 11 Using ACCEPT and DISPLAY Statements for Input/Output and Video Forms
- 12 Interprogram Communication
- 13 Using Compaq COBOL in the Alpha Common Language Environment
- 14 Using the REFORMAT Utility
- 15 Optimizing Your Compaq COBOL Program
- 16 Managing Memory and Data Access
- A Compiler Implementation Specifications
- B Compaq COBOL for OpenVMS VAX and Compaq COBOL Compatibility and Migration
- C Programming Productivity Tools
- D Porting to Compaq COBOL from Other Compilers
- Index