Re: Paragraph name flagged as unknown verb during compilation by MICROFOCUS

From: William M. Klein (wmklein_at_nospam.netcom.com)
Date: 09/09/04 

Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 18:26:10 GMT

Unfortunately, there aren't (currently) any compilers that even CLAIM to fully
conform to the 2002 Standard, so the original statement is almost certainly
correct for EXISTING compilers (when running in Standard-conforming mode). 

-- 
Bill Klein
 wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com
"Robert Wagner" <robert@wagner.net.yourmammaharvests> wrote in message 
news:pms0k01p7e33po2if61isrf0q753sauvni@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 08:40:57 -0400, Ron <ron@address.below> wrote:
>
>>  COBOL requires each paragraph to have a name.  Permitting an
>>unnamed paragraph is an IBM extension[1].  If you insist on
>>writing code that violates standards, you can reasonably expect
>>to get bitten by occasional problems generated by that approach.
>
> The 2002 standard does not require a name on the first paragraph.
>

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