The parser currently only supports fixed format COBOL which applies to IBM z/OS
entreprise COBOL.
Fixed format COBOL is organized like this
<---->|<--><---------------------------------------------------------->
| | | |
| | | +-- Columns 12-72 - Area B
| | +-- Columns 8-11 - Area A
| +-- Column 7 - Indicator Area
+-- Columns 1-6 - Sequence Numbers
Microfocus and XOpen COBOL also accept the popular free format which has the
following characteristics:
The first six characters are considered part of the normal source line and may
contain COBOL source code. Column 1 takes the role of the indicator area as
follows:
* comment line
/ comment line starting on a new page in the listing file
D or d followed by space, debugging line
$ special line (for example, directive, conditional compilation)
any other character normal source line
There are no continuation lines. Continuation of alphanumeric literals is
achieved through concatenation (for example, "A" & "B").
There is no distinction between area A and area B.
There is no fixed right margin.
We need to support this free format.
Original issue reported on code.google.com by fady.mou...@gmail.com on 26 Jul 2010 at 7:20
Original issue reported on code.google.com by
fady.mou...@gmail.com
on 26 Jul 2010 at 7:20