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Shortest COBOL program (Again!)

 
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:42 am    Post subject: Shortest COBOL program (Again!) Reply with quote

Hi all,
Can anyone tell me what is so special about this COBOL program without actually compiling it? Yes. Only compilation.

Code:

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. ERRMSG.     
    STOP RUN .         


Will it compile successfully?
If not, what will be compilation messages?

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cogito,

If I remember correctly ERRMSG is used to generate the compiler listing with explanations. is that Right?

It will compile successfully.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 12:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

100% !

It compiles successfully. And, yes, it generates a list of various compiler messages.

Kolusu, you are great!
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 1:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi,
ERRMSG exists since Cobol II ! Furthermore, you can do it shorter : the STOP RUN statement is not mandatory.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 1:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think some people have too much time on their hands! Laughing
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 3:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi, mok.

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ERRMSG exists since Cobol II ! Furthermore, you can do it shorter : the STOP RUN statement is not mandatory.


Would you please explain in detail?

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ranga_subham,

If control reaches the end of the Procedure Division of a method, and there is no next executable statement, an implicit EXIT METHOD statement is executed. ie the control is returned to the system. So if you don't have an explicit STOP RUN statement and the control reaches the end, then the program automatically execuetes the implicit exit method and return the control which is what mok is saying.


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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 4:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you're still using STOP RUN you need to move up to the newest compiler. GOBACK is now the standard
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 7:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, I hope you guys would be shooting me for posting this! Very Happy

The shortest COBOL program I have managed to write was this

"PROGRAM-ID. SHORT." bonk

Compiler used: Fujitsu NetCOBOL for Windows!

No kidding!

Reason:
A file input is treated to be a COBOL input file ONLY when it is identified with an IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. However, if one forgets just that small bit and a COBOL verb PROGRAM-ID follows, this compiler works around and recognizes the file as a valid COBOL file.

Can someone confirm if IBM compilers exhibit this behavior?
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

No that will not work on zOS. For IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 3.4.1 you get this error
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IGYDS1000-E   A "IDENTIFICATION DIVISION" header was not found in this program.  It was assumed present.
and program does not compile successfully.
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