Re: dubbuging that script

Actually a semi-colon followed by a space IS allowed in every Standard of COBOL
(at least since the 74 Standard) wherever a comma followed by a space may be
used, which is also where a space by itself may be used, e.g. the following is
valid 85-Standard code (but NOT something that I would recommend!)

05; This-field, Pic, ; 9.

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Bill Klein
wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com
"Richard" <riplin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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203 errors or warnings

You could start by removing the semicolons (;) that are not part of the
language and getting the COMP-3 spelt correctly with a hyphen. You
should be able to get it to point where it is telling you the real
erors, such as 'D-Fact' is undefined.

Also check the format of the ACCEPT / DISPLAY in your _Cobol_ manual,
you may be reading a Basi book by mistake.



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