Sets the layout format for your COBOL source.
Syntax:
>>-.---.--SOURCEFORMAT--"format-type"------><
+-/-+
Parameters:
-
format-type
- The format of COBOL source. One of:
- FIXED
- FREE
- VARIABLE
- TERMINAL
Properties:
| Default:
|
SOURCEFORMAT"VARIABLE" (Dialect) for managed code and SOURCEFORMAT"FIXED" (Dialect) for native code
and from the command line
|
| Phase:
|
Syntax check
|
| $SET:
|
Any
|
Dependencies:
SOURCEFORMAT"FREE" sets NOMFCOMMENT, NORESEQ and NOSEQCHK at end.
SOURCEFORMAT"FIXED" is set by DIALECT"ENTCOBOL".
Comments:
Generically, the COBSQL preprocessor supports SOURCEFORMAT"FIXED" only.
For Pro*COBOL applications, COBSQL also supports SOURCEFORMAT"TERMINAL" and SOURCEFORMAT"VARIABLE".
