Compaq COBOL AAQ2G1FTK User Manual page 321

Producing Printed Reports
10.6 Programming a Linage-File Compaq COBOL Report
to exceed 15. The pointer is then positioned on the first print line of the next
logical page.
LINAGE is the sum of N (where N represents the number of lines of text) plus X
(where X represents the number of lines at the top) plus Y (where Y represents
the number of lines at the bottom). The sum total should not exceed the length of
the physical page, which is usually 66 lines.
Producing Printed Reports 10–21