Compaq COBOL for OpenVMS VAX and Compaq COBOL Compatibility and Migration
information about Compaq COBOL for OpenVMS VAX command-line qualifiers,
see the VAX COBOL User Manual.
B.3.1 Qualifiers and Flags Shared by Compaq COBOL and Compaq COBOL
for OpenVMS VAX
Table B–2 lists the OpenVMS command-line qualifiers shared by Compaq COBOL
and Compaq COBOL for OpenVMS VAX and the equivalent Compaq COBOL
flags and options on the Windows NT and the Tru64 UNIX operating systems.
Table B–2 Qualifiers Shared by Compaq COBOL and Compaq COBOL for
OpenVMS Qualifier,
Windows NT Option
/ANALYSIS_DATA
/ANSI_FORMAT
/AUDIT
/CHECK
/CONDITIONALS
/COPY_LIST
/CROSS_REFERENCE
/DEBUG
/DEPENDENCY_DATA
/DIAGNOSTICS
/FIPS
/FLAGGER
/LIST
/MACHINE_CODE
/MAP
/NATIONALITY={JAPAN | US}
/OBJECT
/SEQUENCE_CHECK
/STANDARD
/STANDARD=MIA
/TRUNCATE
/WARNINGS
1
The flags are generally equivalent in features to the qualifiers, except that flags do not have a
negative form.
2
There are some differences in behavior and features between Compaq COBOL and Compaq COBOL
for OpenVMS VAX. See the specific documentation for details.
3
Not available on Windows NT.
/NATIONALITY={JAPAN | US}, -nationality japan
When /NATIONALITY=JAPAN or
(¥) is the default currency sign and symbol, and Japanese Language Support
features are enabled. Also, in this case /NODIAGNOSTICS and /NOANALYSIS_
DATA are specified implicitly.
Compaq COBOL for OpenVMS VAX and Compaq COBOL Compatibility and Migration B–5
B.3 Command-Line Qualifiers (Options or Flags)
OpenVMS VAX and Equivalent Flags and Options
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
Equivalent Tru64 UNIX Flag
None
-ansi
None
-check
-conditionals
-copy_list
-cross_reference
-g
None
None
-fips 74
-flagger
-list
-machine_code
-map
-nationality {japan|us}
None
-sequence_check
-std
-std mia
-trunc
-warn
is specified, the yen sign
-nationality japan
1
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