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2000 A.D., xxix
date change problem, 1–62
a.out file, 1–9, 1–17, 1–19
ACCEPT/DISPLAY with file input or output,
B–17
ACCEPT statement
See also Video forms
ACCEPT FROM TIME and fractional seconds,
B–27
differences, B–16
ANSI, B–16
extensions to ANSI, B–17
EDITING phrase, 11–28
input, object of, 11–1
Access mode, 6–1
default, 6–23
dynamic, 6–23
indexed files, specifying for, 6–23
random, 6–23
relative files, specifying for, 6–23
sequential files, specifying for, 6–23
specifying, 6–23
switching, 6–44
Access mode switching
READ NEXT statement, 6–44
Access stream
definition, 8–2
ACMSxp, 1–15
ADVANCING phrase, 6–8
-align flag
Compaq COBOL support for, B–3
syntax of, 16–5
Alignment
along byte boundaries, 16–5
and SYNCHRONIZED clause, 16–4
changing with directives, 16–6, 16–7
*DC END-SET ALIGNMENT, 16–6
*DC SET ALIGNMENT, 16–6
*DC SET NOALIGNMENT, 16–6
*DC SET NOPADALIGN, 16–6
*DC SET PADALIGN, 16–6
default for source file, 16–5
directives, 16–1, 16–6
syntax of, 16–6
for OpenVMS VAX compatibility, 16–4
Alignment (cont’d)
for optimal performance, 16–4
natural, 16–3
natural (tab.), 16–3
OpenVMS VAX compatible, 16–3
qualifiers, 16–4
specifying, 2–1
specifying natural, 16–5, 16–6
specifying OpenVMS VAX compatible, 16–5,
16–6
/ALIGNMENT
syntax of, 16–5
Alignment (ex.), 16–8
/ALIGNMENT (Ex.), 16–10
/ALIGNMENT=PADDING, 1–32, 16–4, B–8
Alignment directives
and SYNCHRONIZED clause, 16–4
comparison, 16–8
nesting, 16–7
Alignment of data
Quadword boundary, 2–1, 3–3
run-time performance, 15–5
/ALIGNMENT qualifier, 4–7, 15–5
Compaq COBOL support for, B–3
operations order of precedence (fig.), 16–6
Alignment qualifiers, 16–5
and SYNCHRONIZED clause, 16–4
-align padding flag, B–8
-align [padding] flag, 1–12
ALLOWING (used with I-O verbs), 8–3
Alpha architecture
register set differences, B–18
(ex.), B–19
ALPHABET clause
value of numeric literals
compiler implementation specifications,
A–1
Alternate key
definition, 6–7
segmented, 6–34
/ANALYSIS_DATA, 1–32
/ANALYSIS_DATA qualifier, C–15
-ansi flag, 1–7, 1–12
ANSI format, 1–7
See also Developing programs
advantages of, 1–7
definition, 1–7
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