MAKESYN

Makes one reserved word synonymous with another.

Syntax:

>>-.---.-MAKESYN-"rsv-word-1" = "rsv-word-2"---><
   +-/-+

Parameters:

rsv-word-1: A reserved word.
rsv-word-2: The reserved word whose meaning is to be changed.

Properties:

Default:	No reserved word synonyms are created
Phase:	Syntax check
$SET:	Initial

Comments:

The equals sign must be surrounded by spaces.

You can also leave a space between the directive and its option to improve readability (applies to UNIX environments only). If you are specifying this directive to the -C option of the Cob command line, you need to ensure that all characters are escaped correctly for the UNIX shell. For example, to specify MAKESYN on the command line:

cob demo.cbl -C 'makesyn  "comp-5"  ==  "comp"  '

This directive does not appear in the list created with the SETTING directive.