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... contain a maximum of 8 characters its PICTURE could be 5.38 X ( 8 ) ( or XXXXXXXX ) The blank character is a legal alphameric character , as is any other character which can be found on a keypunch . Therefore the deciding factor in ...
... contain a maximum of 8 characters its PICTURE could be 5.38 X ( 8 ) ( or XXXXXXXX ) The blank character is a legal alphameric character , as is any other character which can be found on a keypunch . Therefore the deciding factor in ...
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... contain one entry other than the division header . In COBOL as in English , a period is followed by a space . h ) The program name contained in the PROGRAM - ID paragraph may have a maximum length of sixteen characters . i ) j ) A ...
... contain one entry other than the division header . In COBOL as in English , a period is followed by a space . h ) The program name contained in the PROGRAM - ID paragraph may have a maximum length of sixteen characters . i ) j ) A ...
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... contain statements such as MULTIPLY GROSS - PAY BY RATE GIVING TAX . MOVE GROSS - PAY TO GROSS - PAY - OUT . This ... contain a value as large as 99,999,999 . On the other hand 9 ( 5 ) .999 could only contain a number as large as ...
... contain statements such as MULTIPLY GROSS - PAY BY RATE GIVING TAX . MOVE GROSS - PAY TO GROSS - PAY - OUT . This ... contain a value as large as 99,999,999 . On the other hand 9 ( 5 ) .999 could only contain a number as large as ...
Contents
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS | 3 |
CHAPTER TWO FUNDAMENTALS OF THE COBOL LANGUAGE | 11 |
CHAPTER THREE INPUTOUTPUT | 41 |
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02 FILLER PICTURE 1817 LIBRARIES ACCEPT ACCOUNT additional allow alphabetic ANSWER assign beginning branch cause the computer Chapter character COBOL program COBOL statement column complete condition contain data cards DATA DIVISION data structure data-name decimal desired DISPLAY DISPLAY statement DIVIDE edited entry ENVIRONMENT DIVISION EQUAL error example execution flow chart four GIVING GREATER GROSS heading HOURS indicated input INTEREST LABEL LINEX listed literal MICHIGAN MOVE MULTIPLY NAME necessary needed normal occur OPEN operations output paragraph paragraph-name PERFORM period PICTURE 9(8 placed position preceding presented PRINCIPAL problem PROCEDURE DIVISION PROGRAM-ID RATE READ reader RECORDS reserved words result SELECT sequence SPACES STOP RUN SUBTRACT symbol True or False UNIV UNIVERSITY VALUE SPACES VARYING WEIGHT WORKING-STORAGE SECTION WRITE written XCODE zero