To set switches on the command line, use the following command:
({ {+|-|/}s }...)
To set switches using COBSW use the following command:
Windows:
SET COBSW={ {+|-|/}switch }...
UNIX:
COBSW={ {+|-|/}switch }...
export COBSW
where:
| { | }
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Choose one of the items either side of the |.
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| { }...
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You can repeat this item.
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switch
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Either a programmable switch with a digit in the range 0 through 8, or a run-time switch with an upper-case or lower-case letter.
A letter is equivalent to the same letter followed by the digit 0. For example B, B0, b, b0 all refer to the same switch.
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| +
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Sets the switch on.
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| -
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Sets the switch off.
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Notes
- Switches can be separated by spaces (but this is not required); however, there must not be a space between the sign ("+" or "-") and its associated switch
- Switches can be specified in any order, but each programmable or alphabetic switch must be preceded by a sign
- Individual switches can be set more than once, but the last setting of any particular switch is the one accepted by the system
- Switches remain set when COBOL subprograms are called
- Switches set on the command line take precedence over those defined in the COBSW environment variable
- Switches are case sensitive
