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Language Concepts
Report File
A report file is an output file having sequential organization. A report
file has a file description entry containing a REPORT clause. The
content of a report file consists of records that are written under
control of the RWCS.
A report file is named by a file control entry and is described by a file
description entry containing a REPORT clause. A report file is referred
to and accessed by the OPEN, GENERATE, INITIATE, SUPPRESS, TERMINATE, USE
BEFORE REPORTING, and CLOSE statements.
Special Register PAGE-COUNTER
The reserved word PAGE-COUNTER is a name for a page counter that is
generated for each RD entry in the report section of the data division.
The implicit description is PIC 9(6) BINARY. The value in PAGE-COUNTER is
maintained by the RWCS and is used by the program to number the pages of
a report. PAGE-COUNTER can be referenced only in the SOURCE clause of
the Report Section and in Procedure Division statements. (See the
section "PAGE-COUNTER Rules" later in this chapter.)
Special Register LINE-COUNTER
The reserved word LINE-COUNTER is a name for a line counter that is
generated for each RD entry in the report section of the data division.
The implicit description is PIC 9(6) BINARY. The value in LINE-COUNTER is
maintained by the RWCS, and is used to determine the vertical positioning
of a report. LINE-COUNTER can be referenced
only in the SOURCE clause of the report section and in Procedure Division
statements; however, only the RWCS can change the value of LINE-COUNTER.
(See the section "LINE-COUNTER Rules" later in this chapter.)
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|Special Register PRINT-SWITCH |
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|(OSVS) |
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|The reserved word PRINT-SWITCH is a name for a register whose value |
|may be set non-zero in the course of a USE BEFORE REPORTING |
|declarative procedure. This has the effect of suppressing printing of|
|the corresponding report group. |
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Subscripting
In the Report Section, neither a sum counter nor the special registers
LINE-COUNTER and PAGE-COUNTER can be used as a subscript.