VSC2

Specifies that words reserved in IBM VS COBOL II are to be treated as reserved words, and enables selected features for compatibility with a given level of that COBOL system.

Syntax:

 >>-.---.-.-------VSC2--"integer"-.---------><  
    +-/-+ +.----.-VSC2------------+ 
           +-NO-+

Parameters:

integer

The level of IBM VS COBOL II to be compatible with:

1

VS COBOL II release 1.0

2

VS COBOL II release 2.0
VS COBOL II release 3.x (when compiled with its CMPR2 directive)
VS COBOL II release 4.x (when compiled with its CMPR2 directive)
COBOL/370 V1R1 (when compiled with its CMPR2 directive)

3

VS COBOL II release 3.x (when compiled with its NOCMPR2 directive).

4

Synonymous with VS COBOL II release 4.x.

Properties:

Default:	NOVSC2
Phase:	Syntax check
$SET:	Initial

Dependencies:

If integer > 1, VSC2"integer" sets DBSPACE and DBCS"2" immediately. VSC2"3" sets ANS85 at end.

Comments:

1	VS COBOL II release 1.0 (Replaces the directives OLDVSC2 VSC2.) No explicit scope delimiter is allowed in a statement without a conditional phrase (for example, AT END or ON SIZE ERROR). The word ALSO in an EVALUATE statement must be omitted. The CLASS and SYMBOLIC CHARACTERS clauses are not allowed. Conditional phrases with NOT (for example NOT AT END, NOT ON SIZE ERROR) are not allowed.
2	VS COBOL II release 2.0 VS COBOL II release 3.`x` (when compiled with its CMPR2 directive) VS COBOL II release 4.`x` (when compiled with its CMPR2 directive) COBOL/370 V1R1 (when compiled with its CMPR2 directive) The CLASS and SYMBOLIC CHARACTERS clauses are not allowed. Conditional phrases with NOT (for example, NOT AT END, NOT ON SIZE ERROR) are not allowed. When used with FLAG"VSC2" it provides similar functionality to VS COBOL II release 2.
3	VS COBOL II release 3.`x` (when compiled with its NOCMPR2 directive). For complete compatibility in this instance, the directive REMOVE"FUNCTION" also should be specified. However, for upward compatibility, we recommend that you do not use FUNCTION as a user-defined word. When used with FLAG"VSC2" it provides similar functionality to VS COBOL II release 3.
4	Synonymous with VS COBOL II release 4.`x.` When VSC2 is specified without integer, VSC2"4" is assumed. ANSI'85 status codes are used when VSC2"3" is selected. Do not use the NOANS85 directive after VSC2"3"; it turns off some of the ANSI'85 behavior turned on by VSC2"3".