Allowed Data Declaration Abbreviations

Restriction: This topic applies to Windows environments only.

The following table shows the COBOL abbreviations allowed for host variables. For a complete list of allowed data types, see the topic Allowed Data Declarations.

Abbreviation Can be used for...
PIC PICTURE or PICTURE IS
COMP COMPUTATIONAL or USAGE IS COMPUTATIONAL
PIC IS PICTURE IS
USAGE USAGE IS
S9(5) S99999
X(10) XXXXXXXXXX