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Table of Contents
Index
Chapter 3: Concepts of a COBOL Program
3.1 Program Structure
3.1.1 Program Defintion
3.1.2 Program Declaration
3.1.3 Optional Division, Section and Paragraph Headings
3.2 Identification Division
3.2.1 Organization
3.2.2 Structure
3.3 Environment Division
3.3.1 Organization
3.3.2 Structure
3.4 Data Division
3.4.1 General Description
3.4.1.1 Organization
3.4.1.2 Structure
3.5 Procedure Division
3.5.1 Organization
3.5.2 Structure
3.5.3 Execution
3.5.3.1 Procedure Division Body
3.5.4 Statements and Sentences
3.5.4.1 Conditional Statement
3.5.4.2 Conditional Sentence
3.5.4.3 COBOL System-Directing Statement
3.5.4.4 COBOL System-Directing Sentence
3.5.4.5 Compiler Directives
3.5.4.6 Imperative Statement
3.5.4.7 Imperative Sentence
3.5.4.8 Delimited Scope Statements
3.5.4.9 Categories of Statements
3.6 Reference Format
3.6.1 Reference Format Representation
3.6.1.1 Sequence Numbers
3.6.1.2 Continuation of Lines
3.6.1.3 Blank Lines
3.6.1.4 Pseudo-text
3.6.2 Division, Section and Paragraph Formats
3.6.2.1 Division Header
3.6.2.2 Section Header
3.6.2.3 Paragraph Header, Paragraph-name and Paragraph
3.6.3 Data Division Entries
3.6.4 Declaratives
3.6.5 Comment Lines
3.6.5.1 In-line Comment
3.6.6 Reserved Words