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Command Definitions C-E
COB85XLG
line, make an ampersand (&) the last character of one line and continue
the quotedstring string onto the next physical line. Each $ command is
limited in length to the same size as in the source file:
COB85XLG SALARIES;INFO="$CONTROL &
BOUNDS,MAP,VERBS$SET&$X9=ON"
COB85XLG ACCOUNTS;INFO="$DEFINE %A=5#"
workspacename This parameter is the actual file designator of an HPToolset workspace.
The formal file designator created by the compiler is COBWKSP.
xdbfilename Actual file designator for the file to be used by the symbolic debugger
(XDB). This is a permanent file created by the compiler that contains the
listing of the source files. The formal file designator is COBXDB.
If this file exists, then it must be in a special format created by a previous
compile using this option. In this case, it is first purged. If the file is of the
wrong type, the compile is not attempted. The user must either use a
different name or purge the file.
Once the file is created, XDB expects the fully qualified name of the file to
be unchanged. A FILE equation could be used if the file is renamed.
Operation Notes
The COB85XLG command compiles, links, and executes a program using the ANSI 1985
standard entry point. If you do not specify textfile, HP COBOL II/iX expects the source
program to be entered from your standard input device. If you do not specify listfile, HP
COBOL II/iX sends the output to your standard list device.
The object file created during compilation is a system-defined temporary file, $NEWPASS,
which is passed directly to the Link Editor as $OLDPASS. The Link Editor purges the
object file and writes the linked program to $OLDPASS, which is then executed and may be
executed repeatedly.
You cannot backreference the formal file designators used in this command (COBTEXT,
COBOBJ, COBLIST, COBMAST, COBNEW, COBWKSP, and COBXDB) as actual file designators in
the command parameter list. For further information, refer to the "Implicit FILE
Commands for Subsystems" discussion of the FILE command.
NOTE This command is implemented as a command file. If you set the HPPATH
variable to null (SETVAR HPPATH ""), the command file is not executed, and
the command fails.
Use
This command may be issued from a session, job, or program but not in BREAK. Pressing
Break suspends the execution of this command. Entering the RESUME command continues
the execution.
