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RE: [open-cobol-list] A Question about COBOL Syntax
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Bill Klein |
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RE: [open-cobol-list] A Question about COBOL Syntax |
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Tue Sep 13 10:34:27 2005 |
This syntax is from the (older) XPG (X/Open) COBOL specification. Many
(most?) of the workstation (Unix, Linux, and even Windows) compilers and
run-times support this sytmax.
The XPG-4 COBOL "specification" is available (for free) online.
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Robert Sherry
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> Subject: [open-cobol-list] A Question about COBOL Syntax
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> Please consider the following statement:
> ACCEPT X FROM ENVIRONMENT-VALUE.
> This statement is from a program the test suite of the Open
> Source COBOL
> compiler. In the program, ENVIRONMENT-VALUE is not defined as
> a data item.
> Could somebody please tell me what this syntax means?
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> Thanks,
> Bob Sherry
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