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Specifications



IBM OS Full American National Standard
COBOL Compiler and Library, Version 4

Program Numbers: 5734-CB2 (Compiler and Library)
5734-LM2 (Library Only)

COBOl TeleQ(ocessjng Advanced Symbolic Debugging, Teleprocessing (TP) Feature 1
and Object Code Optimization capabilities are available Device independent message processing programs can
with the I BM Operating System Full American National now be written using CaBO L language statements to
Standard COBO L Compiler and Library Version 4. Other send and receive message data over a communications
improvements in function over previous versions are also network. Such CaBO L programs can retrieve messages
available. from input queues and place messages into an output
The Compiler and Library operates under control of the queue.
MFT, MVT, and VSl options of the Operating System.
The actual transmission and reception of messages to
Operation of the Version 4 Compiler and Library is also and from terminals is performed by a user-written
available under the control of the Conversational Monitor Assembler Language Message Control Program (MCP)
System (CMS) in the virtual machine environment of that utilizes the as Telecommunications Access Method
Virtual Machine Facility/370 (VM/370). (TCAM) macro instructions.
The Version 4 implementation is compatible with the
Using the Teleprocessing feature of the Version 4 Com-
highest level of American National Standard COBOL,
piler, the COBOL programmer can:
X3.23-1968 (American National Standard COBOL is
compatible with, and identical to, the international