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Micro Focus COBOL Language Reference - Additional Topics

Procedure Division 

The CALL Statement 

General Format.   

The following format of the CALL statementis supported:


            

General Rule.   

This format is treated as equivalent to a CHAIN statement.

The COPY INDEXED Statement 

If you specify the DG system directive when you submit your source files
to your COBOL system, the COPY verb can be followed by the word INDEXED.
The word INDEXED is treated as documentary.

The DISPLAY Statement 

If you specify the DG system directive when you submit your source files
to your COBOL system, the behavior of the DISPLAYstatement with the WITH
NO ADVANCING option is changed to be as in Data General Interactive
COBOL.

File Sharing Syntax 

If you specify the DG system directive when you submit your source
filesto your COBOL system, the default lock mode for both ISAM and
relative files is MANUAL WITH LOCK ON MULTIPLE RECORDS.

The OPEN Statement 

The OPENverb can be followed by the keyword EXCLUSIVE. It is treated as
equivalent to the WITH LOCK phrase.

The READ Statement 

The file-name and the optional word RECORD can be followed by the keyword
LOCK. It causes the READstatement to acquire a lock on the record read.

This does not apply to line sequential files.

MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation