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COBOL

CA File Master Plus supports the following COBOL data description entries:

• Field name lengths up to a maximum of 30 characters.
• PIC characters. The following are supported:
  • B
  • 0
  • /
  • ,
  • .
  • +
  • -
  • CR
  • DB
  • Z
  • *
  • $
  • 9
  • A
  • X
  • S
  • V
  • P
  • N
• OCCURS clauses. The following are supported:
  • Maximum allowable elements for a one-dimensional array is 32,760
  • Maximum of a 99-dimensional table
  • OCCURS DEPENDING ON
• REDEFINES clauses up to a maximum of 99 levels
• SIGN clause support for both LEADING and TRAILING

The following usage formats are supported along with their maximum PIC clause value: