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F
FD record length
    compiler implementation specifications
-feedback file flag
File
    ACCEPT and DISPLAY statements
    ACCEPT statement
    backing up
        recommended intervals
    changing output file names (cobol)
    closing
        with lock
    connector
    created by cobol
    creating
    data type differences
    defining a disk
    defining a disk file
    defining a magnetic tape file
    defining a magnetic tape file (on Tru64 UNIX)
    definition
    description entry
    design considerations
    device independence
        using logical names
    disk, defining a #1
    disk, defining a #2
    DISPLAY statement #1
    DISPLAY statement #2
    fixed-length records
    handling
    identifying
    input to cobol
    logical names
    low-volume I/O
        logical names
    magnetic tape, defining a #1
    magnetic tape, defining a #2
    magnetic tape, defining a (on Tru64 UNIX)
    mnemonic names
    multiple openings in same program
    object files created by cobol
    opening
    optimization
    processing #1
    processing #2
    reading
    record access mode, specifying
    record management
    retaining object files cobol
    See also Access mode
    See also Record
    sharing
        See File sharing
    SPECIAL-NAMES paragraph
    specifying file organization
    specifying record mode access
    temporary cobol
    unusable
    updating
    variable-length records
    variable with fixed control records
File characteristics
    specifying additional
file command
File connector
    compiler implementation specifications
    definition
    SELECT statement
File description #1
File description #2
File description #3
File description #4
    indexed files
    SELECT statement
File handling
    Line sequential
    Sequential
File I/O status, checking
    Declarative USE procedure
    INVALID KEY condition
File name suffix
    and source form
    for modules
File organization
    advantages and disadvantages (tab.)
    comparing and contrasting
    default
    indexed
    indexed files, specifying for
    line sequential
    line sequential files, specifying for
    relative
    relative files, specifying for
    sequential
    sequential files, specifying for
    specifying
    using SELECT statement
File protection, using
File sharing #1
File sharing #2
File sharing #3
    checking file operations
    Compaq standard
    concepts
    definition
    describing types of access streams
    determining the access mode
    indicating the access allowed to other streams
    See Protecting records and Record locking
    specifying OPEN EXTEND
        with a shared indexed file
        with a shared relative file
        with a shared sequential file
    successful
    summarizing related file-sharing criteria
    using file status values
    using RMS special registers
    X/Open standard
File specification
    creating a "comma list"
    creating a "plus list"
    how the I/O system builds a COBOL
    keeping as a variable
    overriding at run-time
    variable
File status values
    Compaq COBOL support for
    differences
    for Compaq COBOL
    for RMS
    RMS-STS values
    using
Files and directories installed on your system
Fixed-length records
    defining
        with multiple record descriptions
    determining size
        with multiple record descriptions
/FLAGGER
    in compiler listing files
-flagger [option] flag
Flags
    -align
flags
    -align
Flags
    -align padding
flags
    -align [padding]
    -ansi
    -arch
    -arithmetic
    -C
    -c #1
    -c #2
    -call_shared
    -check all
    -check [no]bounds
    -check [no]decimal #1
    -check [no]decimal #2
    -check [no]perform
    -check none
    compiler command line
    -conditionals [selector]
    -convert [no]leading_blanks
    -copy
    -copy_list
    -cord
    -cross_reference
    -cross_reference alphabetical
    -cross_reference declared
    -D num
    -display_formatted
    -feedback file
    -fips 74
    -flagger [option]
    -g
    -g0
    -g1
    -g2 or -g
    -g3 #1
    -g3 #2
    -granularity byte
    -granularity long
    -granularity quad
    -include
    -K
    -L
    -Ldir
    -list
    -lstring
    -mach
    -machine_code
    -map
    -map alphabetical
    -map declared
    -math_intermediate
    -math_intermediate cit4
    -names
    -names as_is #1
    -names as_is #2
    -names lower or -names lowercase flag
    -names lowercase
    -names upper or -names uppercase flag
    -names uppercase
    -nolocking
    -non_shared
    -noobject
    -nowarn
    -o output
    -O0
    -O1
    -O2
    -O3
    -O4 or -O
    -p0
    -p1 or -p
    -relax_key_checking or -rkc
    -rsv foreign_extensions
    -rsv [no]200x
    -rsv xopen
    -seq
    -sequence_check
    -shared
    -show code
    -show copy
    -show xref
    -std
    -std 85
    -std [no]mia
    -std [no]syntax
    -std [no]xopen
    -std v3
    -T num
    -taso
    -tps #1
    -tps #2
    -tps #3
    -trunc
    -tune
    -V
    -v
    -w
    -warn
    -warn all
    -warn [no]information
    -warn [no]other
    -warn none
Flags
    with no Compaq COBOL for OpenVMS VAX equivalent qualifiers
flags
    -xref #1
    -xref #2
    -xref_stdout #1
    -xref_stdout #2
/FLOAT qualifier
    Compaq COBOL support for
Footing area
Foreign extensions, detecting
Foreign syntax
    recognized extensions
FOREIGN_EXTENSIONS option
Form control bytes
Format
    conversion of ANSI to terminal
    conversion of terminal to ANSI
    running the REFORMAT utility
Forms
    See Video forms
Fortran, calling from Compaq COBOL #1
Fortran, calling from Compaq COBOL #2
Fractional seconds of time
FUNCTION
    CURRENT-DATE and fractional seconds
    WHEN-COMPILED and fractional seconds
Function calls
    for system routines
Function value returned
Functions


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