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Chapter 4 The COBOL Interfacing Environment This system can compile COBOL programs to standard native object code files, of the same type as those produced by many other language compilers. This makes it possible to create applications using subprograms written both in COBOL and in other languages. Working in a mixed-language environment requires that the run-time support and program interfaces between programs from those different language compilers are consistent. This chapter explains the call mechanism provided by this COBOL system to help you in interfacing between COBOL programs and between COBOL and other languages. It describes some of the problems encountered and describes the solutions provided by this COBOL system. See the chapter Mixed-language Programming for specific details on interfacing between COBOL and the following: * C * assembler * UNIX