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Chapter 2 Features of the 1985 ANSI Standard
Introduction
Throughout the rest of this manual, the term ANSI85 means "HP COBOL II/XL
as invoked through its ANSI85 entry point," and the term ANSI74 means[REV
BEG] "HP COBOL II/XL[REV END] as invoked through its ANSI74 entry point."
ANSI85 features fall into these categories:
Category Description of Category
ANSI85 Features Features of ANSI COBOL 1985 that ANSI COBOL 1974
does not have.[REV BEG]
Post ANSI85 Features ANSI features implemented since ANSI COBOL 1985.
Currently, this consists only of the COBOL
functions.[REV END]
Obsolete Features Features of ANSI COBOL 1985 that will be deleted
from the next[REV BEG] full revision of the
ANSI[REV END] COBOL standard.
Incompatible Features Features of ANSI COBOL 1985 that do not work the
same way as the corresponding ANSI COBOL 1974
features.
HP Extensions Features of HP COBOL II/XL that ANSI COBOL[REV
BEG] 1974 and[REV END] 1985 do not include.
This chapter explains ANSI85, obsolete, and incompatible features. For
obsolete and incompatible features, it gives justifications for their
being in those categories.[REV BEG] HP extensions to ANSI COBOL are
listed in Chapter 3 , "Portability." For a description of the COBOL
functions, see the HP COBOL II/XL Reference Manual.[REV END]