12. Quick reference index

If you want to access a specific item then click below and you'll be taken directly to it.

ACCEPT
ACCESS MODE
ADD
ALPHABETIC/-UPPER/-LOWER
ALSO
AND/OR/NOT
Arithmetic
ASCENDING
AT END


BINARY
BLANK WHEN ZERO
Boolean data


CALL...USING
CLOSE
Coding areas
COMPUTATIONAL-3 (COMP-3)
COMPUTE
Conditions
CORRESPONDING
COUNT IN


DATA DIVISION
Data Editing
Debugging
DELETE
DELIMITED BY
DESCENDING
DISPLAY
DISPLAY (data)
DIVIDE
DYNAMIC


ENVIRONMENT DIVISION
error handling
EVALUATE (...TRUE)
EXTEND


FD
FILE-CONTROL
File organisation
FILE SECTION
FILE STATUS
FILLER


GIVING


IDENTIFICATION DIVISION
IF...THEN...ELSE
(MOVE...) IN
INDEXED files
Initialising data
INITIALIZE
INPUT
INPUT PROCEDURE
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION
INSPECT
INVALID KEY
I-O


'Hello World' program
HIGH-VALUES


Level 88
LINE SEQUENTIAL
LINKAGE SECTION
LOW-VALUES


MERGE
MOVE
Moving and editing data
MULTIPLY


Number formats
NUMERIC
                         


OCCURS
(MOVE...) OF
ON SIZE ERROR
OPEN
ORGANIZATION
OUTPUT
OUTPUT PROCEDURE


PACKED-DECIMAL
Paragraphs
PERFORM
PERFORM UNTIL
PERFORM...TIMES
PERFORM...VARYING
PERFORM WITH TEST
PIC (PICTURE)
POSITIVE/NEGATIVE
Printing/writing data
PROCEDURE DIVISION
Punctuation


RANDOM
READ
READ INTO
READ NEXT
Reading and writing
REDEFINES
Redefining data
Reference modification
RELATIVE files
RELEASE
Reserved words
RETURN
REWRITE
                         


S (signed data)
Scope Terminators
SD
SELECT
SEQUENTIAL
SET
SIGN LEADING/TRAILING SEPARATE
SORT
Spelling
START
STRING
Strings
Sub-programs
SUBTRACT
Syntax


Tables
TALLYING
THRU/THROUGH


UNSTRING...INTO
USAGE
USING


V (assumed decimal point)
VALUE


WHEN/WHEN OTHER
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION
WRITE
WRITE FROM


Z (and other) suppression
                         





1. Getting started 7. File handling
2. COBOL basics 8. Debugging code
3. The Four Divisions 9. Useful links
4. Defining Data Part 1 10. Sample Code
5. Defining Data Part 2 11. Feedback
6. Commands and logic 12. Quick reference
   Awards    HOME
Copyright Timothy R P Brown 2002