COBOL Verbs

To query a COBOL verb, enter a query of the following form in the Quick Browse dialog box:


Example syntax for finding COBOL verbs

where:

verb type
Can be one of:
  • One of the recognized COBOL verbs listed below:
    • ACCEPT
    • ADD
    • ALTER
    • CALL
    • CANCEL
    • CHAIN
    • CLOSE
    • COMMIT
    • COMPUTE
    • CONTINUE
    • DELETE
    • DISABLE
    • DISPLAY
    • DIVIDE
    • ELSE
    • ENABLE
    • END
    • END-EVALUATE
    • END-IF
    • END-INVOKE
    • END-PERFORM
    • END-SET
    • ENTER
    • ENTRY
    • EVALUATE
    • EXAMINE
    • EXEC
    • EXECUTE
    • EXHIBIT
    • EXIT
    • GENERATE
    • GO
    • GOBACK
    • IF
    • INITIALIZE
    • INITIATE
    • INSPECT
    • INVOKE
    • MERGE
    • MOVE
    • MULTIPLY
    • NEXT
    • NOTE
    • ON
    • OPEN
    • OTHERWISE
    • PERFORM
    • READ
    • READY
    • RECEIVE
    • RECOVER
    • RELEASE
    • RESET
    • RETURN
    • REWRITE
    • ROLLBACK
    • SEARCH
    • SEND
    • SERVICE
    • SET
    • SORT
    • START
    • STOP
    • STRING
    • SUBTRACT
    • SUPPRESS
    • TERMINATE
    • TRANSFORM
    • UNLOCK
    • UNSTRING
    • WHEN
    • WRITE
  • One of the following words that refers to COBOL syntax:
    Word Syntax
    DEPENDING GO TO ... DEPENDING ON ..
    EXCEPTION Exception conditions such as ON SIZE ERROR and AT END
    EXIT-PROGRAM EXIT PROGRAM (not EXIT)
    INLINE In-line PERFORM statements
    PREPROCESSED Statements that have been replaced by an integrated preprocessor
    STOP-RUN STOP RUN (not STOP "message")
    THRU PERFORM ... THRU
    WHEN-OTHER WHEN OTHER (not WHEN)
    EXIT-PERFORM EXIT PERFORM
    EXIT-CYCLE EXIT PERFORM CYCLE
    EXIT-PARA EXIT PARAGRAPH
    EXIT-SECTION EXIT SECTION
  • One of the following words that identifies groups of verbs:

    Word Group of Verbs
    ARITH Arithmetic statements: COMPUTE, ADD, MULTIPLY, DIVIDE, and SUBTRACT.
    END-SCOPE ANSI'85 END-verbs. For example, END-IF and END-READ.
    I-O File operations: OPEN, CLOSE, READ, WRITE, DELETE, START, and REWRITE.
    PGMEXIT Program exits: STOP RUN, EXIT PROGRAM, and GOBACK.
range
Is the scope of the query and is defined as follows:
Syntax to define the scope of the query