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SOURCEFORMAT

Selects free, fixed, variable, or terminal format for 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
Phase: Syntax check
$SET: Any

Dependencies:

SOURCEFORMAT"FREE" sets NOMFCOMMENT, NORESEQ and NOSEQCHK at end.

SOURCEFORMAT"VARIABLE" is set by DIALECT(ENTCOBOL).

Comments:

The COBSQL preprocessor supports SOURCEFORMAT(FIXED) only.

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