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Micro Focus COBOL Language Reference

Identification Division 

The Identification Divisionmust be included in every ANSI COBOL source
program.  It identifies the program.  The basename, derived from the
filename of the file containing the program source, also identifies the
first program defined in that file.

The user can also include the date the program is written, the date the
compilation of the source program is accomplished, and any other
information desired, under the paragraphs in the General Format shown
below.

Organization 

Paragraph headers identify the type of information contained in the
paragraph.  The name of the program must be given in the PROGRAM-ID
paragraph, which is the first paragraph.  The other paragraphs are
optional and can be included in this division at the user's choice, in
order of presentation shown by the format below.

For MF only:    The EXTERNAL clause in the PROGRAM-ID paragraph
identifies the program as a program declaration or call prototype.

Structure 

The following is the General Format of the paragraphs in the
Identification Division and it defines the order of presentation in the
source program.

General Format.   


            

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