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COBOL for Windows, Version 7.5, Programming Guide


Runtime options

The runtime options shown in the table below are supported.

Table 40. Runtime options
Option Description Default Abbreviation
CHECK Flags checking errors CHECK(ON) CH
DEBUG Specifies whether the COBOL debugging sections specified by the USE FOR DEBUGGING declarative are active NODEBUG None
ERRCOUNT Specifies how many conditions of severity 1 (W-level) can occur before the run unit terminates abnormally ERRCOUNT(20) None
FILESYS Specifies the file system to use for files for which no explicit file system selections are made, either through ASSIGN or an environment variable FILESYS(STL) None
TRAP Indicates whether COBOL intercepts exceptions TRAP(ON) None
UPSI Sets the eight UPSI switches on or off for applications that use COBOL routines UPSI(00000000) None

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