IBM GC28-6396-6 IBM OS Full American National Standard COBOL Apr76 free download

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File No. S360-24 Order No. GC28-6396-6 OS Systems Reference Library IBM OS Full American National Standard COBOL Program Numbers: (Version 2) 360S-CB-545 (Version 3) 5734-CBl (Version 4) 5734-CB2 (Compiler and Library) 5734-LM2 (Library Only) This publication gives the programmer the rules for writing programs that are to be compiled by the IBM Full American National Standard COBOL compiler' under the Operating System. It is meant to be used as a reference manual in the writing of IBM American National Standard COBOL programs. COBOL (Cammon Business Oriented Language) is a programming-language, similar to English, that is used for commercial data processing. It was developed by the ~onference 2n DAta SYstems Languages (CODASYL). IBM as Full American National Standard COBOL is designed according to the specifications of the following industry standards: * The highest level of American National Standard COBOL, X3.23-1968, including all eight modules: Nucleus, Table Handling, Sequential Access, Random Access, Sort, Report Writer, Segmentation, and Library. * International Standard ISO/R 1989-1972 Programming Language-COBOL (which is compatible with, and identical to, American National Standard COBOL, X3.23-1968) . A significant number of IBM extensions are implemented as well; these extensions are printed on a \~l~li.i~I~: background. Manual Or~a~~zation COBOL (COmmon Business Oriented This publioation gives the programmer ~anguage) is-a programming language, the rules for writing programs that are to 51milar to English, that is used for be compiled by the IBM OS Full American co~ercial data processing. It was National COBOL compiler under the Operating developed by the Conference On Rbta