Language Environment handles
DISPLAY UPON SYSOUT differently than
VS COBOL II:
- Under VS COBOL II,
if the DD card is missing, VS COBOL II issues
an IGZ message and abends. Under Language Environment, Language Environment allocates the DD
and the DISPLAY is successful.
- Under VS COBOL II,
if the value of the OUTDD is different in VS COBOL II programs
using DISPLAY, the DD from the first program encountered with a DISPLAY is
the DD used for the life of the application. Under Language Environment, Language Environment will allocate a
DD for each unique OUTDD that you specify.