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COBOL for Windows, Version 7.5, Programming Guide


Fixing differences caused by language elements

In general, you can expect portable COBOL programs to behave the same way on the Windows-based workstation as they do on the mainframe. However, be aware of the differences in file-status values used in I/O processing.

If your program responds to status key data items, you should be concerned with two issues, depending on whether the program is written to respond to the first or the second status key:

related tasks
Using file status keys
Using file system status codes

related references
FILE STATUS clause (COBOL for Windows Language Reference)


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