This section lists the key changes that have been made to IBM COBOL for Windows. The technical changes with respect to Version 6 are marked by a revision bar in the left margin in the PDF version.
This section lists the key changes that have been made to COBOL for Windows. The latest technical changes and editorial changes to terminology are marked by a vertical bar in the left margin in the PDF version.
Other changes in this release of COBOL for Windows are described in the COBOL for Windows Programming Guide.
Using these new national data capabilities, it is now practical to develop COBOL programs that exclusively use Unicode for all application data.
Several compiler limits are increased. For example, the maximum size of data items and tables is raised to 2 gigabytes. For additional details, see Appendix B. Compiler limits.
Other changes are described in the COBOL for Windows Programming Guide.