Pathway/iTS SCREEN COBOL Reference Manual

1 Compaq NonStop . Pathway/iTS SCREEN . COBOL Reference Manual Abstract This Manual describes the SCREEN COBOL programming language, which Compaq NonStop Pathway/iTS application programmers use to write programs that communicate with operator terminals or intelligent devices and send data to users. Product Version Pathway/iTS Part Number Published 426750-001 October 2000. Document History Part Number Product Version Published 127341 pathway /TS D42 August 1996. 136664 pathway /TS D42+ October 1997. 139453 pathway /TS D42+ January 1998.

2 426750-001 Pathway/iTS October 2000. Ordering Information For Manual ordering information: domestic customers, call 1-800-243-6886; international customers, contact your local sales representative. Document Disclaimer Information contained in a Manual is subject to change without notice. Please check with your authorized representative to make sure you have the most recent information. Export Statement Export of the information contained in this Manual may require authorization from the Department of Commerce.

3 Examples Examples and sample programs are for illustration only and may not be suited for your particular purpose. The inclusion of examples and sample programs in the documentation does not warrant, guarantee, or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of any examples or sample programs in any documentation. You should verify the applicability of any example or sample program before placing the software into productive use. Government Customers FOR GOVERNMENT CUSTOMERS REGARDING THIS DOCUMENTATION AND THE ASSOCIATED.

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6 Compaq NonStop Pathway/iTS . SCREEN COBOL Reference Manual Index Examples Figures Tables What's New in This Manual ix Manual Information ix New and Changed Information ix About This Manual xi Who Should Read This Manual xi Related Documentation xi Your Comments Invited xii Notation Conventions xiii 1. Introduction to SCREEN COBOL . pathway Environment Overview 1-2. pathway System Components 1-2. Communication Between Processes 1-7. Developing Programs With System Tools 1-8. Generating Object Files With the Compiler 1-8.

7 Managing Object Files With SCUP 1-10. Designing Program Logic 1-11. Organizing SCREEN COBOL Program Groups 1-11. General Rules for Program Design 1-12. 2. SCREEN COBOL Source Program Program Operating Modes 2-1. Block Mode Program 2-2. Conversational Mode Program 2-2. Intelligent Mode Program 2-2. Program Organization 2-3. Compaq Computer Corporation 426750-001. i Contents 2. SCREEN COBOL Source Program (continued). 2. SCREEN COBOL Source Program (continued). Language Elements 2-3. SCREEN COBOL Character Set 2-4.

8 Editing Characters 2-5. Punctuation Characters 2-5. Separators 2-6. SCREEN COBOL Words 2-6. Literals 2-7. Mixed Data Items 2-10. Reference Format 2-10. Tandem Standard Reference Format 2-11. ANSI Standard Reference Format 2-11. Comment Lines 2-12. Continuation Lines 2-13. Compiler Command Lines 2-13. Arithmetic Operations 2-13. Arithmetic Expressions 2-13. Arithmetic Operators 2-14. Evaluation of Expressions 2-15. Conditional Expressions 2-18. Simple Conditions 2-18. Complex Conditions 2-21. Condition Evaluation Rules 2-23.

9 Tables 2-24. Data Reference 2-25. Qualification 2-25. Subscripting 2-26. Using Identifiers 2-28. Using Condition-Names 2-28. Data Representation 2-29. Standard Alignment 2-29. Optional Alignment 2-29. Compaq NonStop Pathway/iTS SCREEN COBOL Reference Manual 426750-001. ii Contents 3. Identification Division 3. Identification Division PROGRAM-ID Paragraph 3-1. DATE-COMPILED Paragraph 3-2. 4. Environment Division Configuration Section 4-1. SOURCE-COMPUTER Paragraph 4-2. OBJECT-COMPUTER Paragraph 4-2.

10 SPECIAL-NAMES Paragraph 4-6. Input-Output Section 4-10. 5. Data Division Data Division Sections 5-2. Working-Storage Section 5-2. Linkage Section 5-3. SCREEN Section 5-4. Message Section 5-4. Data Structure 5-4. Level Numbers 01-49 5-5. Level Numbers 66, 77, and 88 5-5. Data Description Entry 5-6. SCREEN Description Entry 5-22. Base SCREEN 5-24. SCREEN Overlay Area 5-24. Overlay SCREEN 5-25. SCREEN Group 5-26. SCREEN Field 5-27. Input-Control Character Clauses 5-29. Field-Characteristic Clauses 5-33.