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COMP1

Specifies the behavior of a COMP-1 data item.

Syntax:

>>--.---.-----COMP1"type"--------><
    +-\-+

Parameters:

type
The behavior of a data item of COMP-1 usage:
FLOAT
Micro Focus and IBM mainframe behavior, which is as a single precision floating point item.
BINARY
ACUCOBOL-GT and RM/COBOL behavior, which is as s9(4) COMP usage.

Properties:

Default: COMP1"FLOAT"
Phase: Syntax check
$SET: Initial

Dependencies:

DIALECT"RM", RM"ANSI", or DIALECT"ACU" sets COMP1"BINARY" immediately.

Comments:

You can also default to COMP1"BINARY" behavior by setting the ACU compatible Compiler option ACUOPT(-Cv).

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