LIMITED-SEARCH, LS

Limits searches for copybooks to the directories specified by the COPCPY environment variable. By using this directive, and making a careful choice of both directories in the COBCPY environment variable and file extensions in the COPYEXT directive, the number of file searches can be greatly reduced.

Syntax:

Restriction: The Integrated Preprocessor is supported for native COBOL only.
>>------.----.--LIMITED-SEARCH-------><
        +-NO-+

Properties:

Default: NOLIMITED-SEARCH

Comments:

This directive limits searches for copybooks to the directories specified by the COPCPY environment variable.

This can reduce compilation time. If the directive is set:

  • Copybooks are searched for in the directories specified by COBCPY, omitting the directory where the source is located
  • The copybook extension specified by the OSEXT directive is not used in the search (any extensions specified by COPYEXT are used, however)