6/13/2023 0 Comments Cobol in unix![]() ![]() The following example shows a COBOL coding sheet − ![]() It can be used as needed by the programmer. It can have Asterisk (*) indicating comments, Hyphen (-) indicating continuation and Slash ( / ) indicating form feed.Īll COBOL divisions, sections, paragraphs and some special entries must begin in Area A.Īll COBOL statements must begin in area B. There are 80 character positions on each line of a coding sheet.Ĭharacter positions are grouped into the following five fields − Positions COBOL programs are written on COBOL coding sheets. The source program of COBOL must be written in a format acceptable to the compilers. The COBOL Character Set includes 78 characters which are shown below − Sr.No. 'Characters' are lowest in the hierarchy and they cannot be divided further.
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