Micro Focus Visual COBOL 2.3 Update 2 for Visual Studio 2015
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Call Prototypes
Call Prototypes
About Call Prototypes
Call prototypes are a relatively new feature of the COBOL language. Prototypes enable each CALL statement to be checked for correctness when the program is compiled.
The ANY Keyword
Relaxed Type-checking
Using Type Definitions
Using the Library Routine Type Definitions and Call Prototypes
Parent topic:
Calling COBOL Programs
Related information
Specifying the Program to Be Called
State of the Data when a Program is Called Again
Search Conventions Used for Calling Programs
Passing Parameters to a Called Program
Passing Return Codes Back to the Calling Program
