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COB74XLK Compiles and links an HP COBOL II/iX program using the 1974 ANSI standard entry point. HP COBOL II/iX is not part of the 900 Series HP 3000 Computer System Fundamental Operating Software and must be purchased separately. This command is recognized only if HP COBOL II/iX is installed on your system. (Native Mode) Syntax COB74XLK [textfile] [,[progfile][,[listfile][,[masterfile][,newfile]]]] [;INFO=quotedstring][;WKSP=workspacename] [;XDB=xdbfilename]
NOTE This command follows the optional MPE/iX command line syntax. Refer to "Optional Format for MPE/iX Commands" at the beginning of this chapter.
Parameters textfile The name of the file that contains the source code that is to be compiled. This can be any ASCII or toolset access method (TSAM) file. The formal file designator is COBTEXT. If you are running HP COBOL II/iX from your terminal, you will probably specify a disk textfile. If you do not specify textfile, the default file is $STDIN. $STDIN is the current input device, usually your terminal. progfile The name of the object file to which the Link Editor writes the linked program. If you do not specify progfile, the default is $NEWPASS. listfile The name of the file to which the compiler writes the program listing. This can be any ASCII file. The formal file designator is COBLIST. If you do not specify listfile, the default is $STDLIST. $STDLIST is usually the terminal in a session or the printer in a batch job. masterfile Actual file designator of the file which is merged against textfile to produce a composite source. This can be any ASCII input file. Formal file designator is COBMAST. Default is that the master file is not read; input is read from textfile, or from $STDIN, if textfile is not specified. newfile Actual file designator of the file created by merging textfile and masterfile. This can be any ASCII output file. Formal file designator is COBNEW. Default is that no file is written. quotedstring A string of no more than 255 characters, including the single or double quotation marks that enclose it, that specifies compile time options. The quotedstring string may be used to pass dollar sign ($) commands to the compiler: "$command1$command2$command3...". The $ must be the first character in the string, and it must be used to separate multiple commands. To extend the quotedstring string over more than one physical line, make an ampersand (&) the last character of one line and continue the quotedstring string onto the next physical line. Each $ command is limited in length to the same size as in the source file: COB74XLK SALARIES,SALPRG;INFO="$CONTROL & BOUNDS,MAP,VERBS$SET&$X9=ON" & COB74XLK ACCOUNTS;INFO="$DEFINE %A=5#" workspacename This parameter is the actual file designator of an HPToolset workspace. The formal file designator created by the compiler is COBWKSP. xdbfilename Actual file designator for the file to be used by XDB. This is a permanent file created by the compiler that contains the listing of the source files. The formal file designator is COBXDB. If this file exists, then it must be in a special format created by a previous compile using this option. In this case it is first purged. If the file is of the wrong type, the compile is not attempted. The user must either use a different name or purge the file. Once the file is created, XDB expects the fully qualified name of the file to be unchanged. A FILE equation could be used if the file is renamed. Operation Notes The COB74XLK command compiles and links an HP COBOL II/iX program into a disk file. If you do not specify textfile, HP COBOL II/iX expects your input from your standard input device. If you do not specify listfile, HP COBOL II/iX sends the listing output to your current list device. The object file created during compilation is a system-defined temporary file, $NEWPASS, which is passed directly to the Link Editor as $OLDPASS. The Link Editor overwrites progfile which can then be executed. You cannot backreference the formal file designators used in this command (COBTEXT, COBLIST, COBMAST, COBNEW, COBWKSP, and COBXDB) as actual file designators in the command parameter list. For further information, refer to the "Implicit FILE Commands for Subsystems" discussion of the FILE command.
NOTE This command is implemented as a command file. If you set the HPPATH variable to null (SETVAR HPPATH ""), the command file is not executed, and the command fails.
Use This command may be issued from a session, job, or program but not in BREAK. Pressing Break suspends the execution of this command. Entering the RESUME command continues the execution. Examples To compile and link an HP COBOL II/iX program entered from your standard input device with the listing printed on the standard list device, enter: COB74XLK To compile and link an HP COBOL II/iX source program input from the text file SFILE into a program file named MYPROG, with the resulting listing sent to the current list device, enter: COB74XLK SFILE,MYPROG Related Information Commands COB74XL, COB74XLG, LINK, RUN, XEQ, LINKEDIT Utility Manuals HP COBOL II/XL Reference Manual (31500-90001) HP COBOL II/XL Programmer's Guide (31500-90002) HP Link Editor/iX Reference Manual (32650-90030)