The ORGANIZATION Clause (RM/COBOL)

General Format

The following format of the ORGANIZATION clause is supported:


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General Rules

  1. This clause is treated as equivalent to ORGANIZATION IS SEQUENTIAL.

    However, if you specify the RM"ANSI" Compiler directive when you submit your source code to your COBOL system, this clause is treated as equivalent to ORGANIZATION IS LINE SEQUENTIAL.

  2. If you do not specify an ORGANIZATION clause for a file then ORGANIZATION IS LINE SEQUENTIAL is assumed, providing you set the RM Compiler directive when you submit your source code to your COBOL system.

    However, if you specify the RM"ANSI" Compiler directive when you submit your source code to your COBOL system, then ORGANIZATION IS SEQUENTIAL is assumed.