Common Command-Line Errors To Avoid - Compaq COBOL AAQ2G1FTK User Manual

Table 1–4 (Cont.) COBOL Command Qualifiers
Qualifier
/RESERVED_WORDS=
[NO]200X
[NO]XOPEN
[NO]FOREIGN_EXTENSIONS
/SEPARATE_COMPILATION or
/NOSEPARATE_COMPILATION
/SEQUENCE_CHECK or
/NOSEQUENCE_CHECK
/SOURCE[=filename.ext]
/STANDARD=
or /NOSTANDARD
/TIE or /NOTIE
/TRUNCATE or /NOTRUNCATE
/VFC or /NOVFC
/WARNINGS=
or /NOWARNINGS
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This is the default keyword when using the named option with no keywords.

1.3.2.6 Common Command-Line Errors to Avoid

The following are some common errors to avoid when entering COBOL command
lines:
• Omitting /ANSI_FORMAT for programs that are in ANSI format (AREA A,
AREA B, and so forth)
• Including contradictory options
• Omitting a necessary qualifier, such as /LIST if you specify /MAP
• Omitting version numbers from file specifications when you want to compile a
program that is not the latest version of a source file
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[NO]MIA
[NO]SYNTAX ,...
[NO]V3
[NO]XOPEN
[NO]INFORMATION
[NO]OTHER
,...
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ALL
NONE
Default
/RESERVED_WORDS=(XOPEN,
NO200X,
NOFOREIGN_EXTENSIONS)
/NOSEPARATE_COMPILATION
/NOSEQUENCE_CHECK
Source is filename.COB
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/STANDARD=85
/NOTIE
/NOTRUNCATE
/VFC
/WARNINGS=OTHER
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