The following table shows the maximum size of program divisions and sections.
| Object
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Maximum Size
|
| Total
|
No limit
|
| Data Division
|
2GB-1 (Native COBOL), 4GB (Managed COBOL)
|
| Local-Storage Section
|
Platform specific
|
| Procedure Division
|
16MB per segment
|
| Number of sections, paragraphs and labels in Procedure Division
|
65535 (64KB)
|
