BS ISO/IEC 1989:2002

Contents
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Conformance to this International standard
   3.1 A conforming implementation
   3.2 A conforming compilation group
   3.3 A conforming run unit
   3.4 Relationship of a conforming compilation group
        to a conforming implementation
   3.5 Relationship of a conforming run unit to a
        conforming implementation
4 Terms and definitions
5 Description techniques
   5.1 General formats
   5.2 Rules
   5.3 Arithmetic expressions
   5.4 Integer operands
   5.5 Informal description
   5.6 Hyphens in text
   5.7 Verbal forms for the expression of provisions
6 Reference format
   6.1 Indicators
   6.2 Fixed-form reference format
   6.3 Free-form reference format
   6.4 Logical conversion
7 Compiler directing facility
   7.1 Text manipulation
   7.2 Compiler directives
8 Language fundamentals
   8.1 Character sets
   8.2 Locales
   8.3 Lexical elements
   8.4 References
   8.5 Data description and representation
   8.6 Scope and life cycle of data
   8.7 Operators
   8.8 Expressions
   8.9 Reserved words
   8.10 Context-sensitive words
   8.11 Intrinsic function names
   8.12 Compiler-directive words
   8.13 External repository
9 I-O, objects and user-defined functions
   9.1 Files
   9.2 Screens
   9.3 Objects
   9.4 User-defined functions
10 Structured compilation group
   10.1 Compilation units and runtime modules
   10.2 Source units
   10.3 Contained source units
   10.4 Source elements and runtime elements
   10.5 COBOL compilation group
   10.6 End markers
11 Identification division
   11.1 Identification division structure
   11.2 CLASS-ID paragraph
   11.3 FACTORY paragraph
   11.4 FUNCTION-ID paragraph
   11.5 INTERFACE-ID paragraph
   11.6 METHOD-ID paragraph
   11.7 OBJECT paragraph
   11.8 OPTIONS paragraph
   11.9 PROGRAM-ID paragraph
12 Environment division
   12.1 Environment division structure
   12.2 Configuration section
   12.3 Input-output section
13 Data division
   13.1 Data division structure
   13.2 Explicit and implicit attributes
   13.3 File section
   13.4 Working-storage section
   13.5 Local-storage section
   13.6 Linkage section
   13.7 Report section
   13.8 Screen section
   13.9 Constant entry
   13.10 Record description entry
   13.11 77-level data description entry
   13.12 Report description entry
   13.13 Report group description entry
   13.14 Data description entry
   13.15 Screen description entry
   13.16 Data division clauses
14 Procedure division
   14.1 Procedure division structure
   14.2 Declaratives
   14.3 Procedures
   14.4 Procedural statements and sentences
   14.5 Execution
   14.6 Common phrases and features for statements
   14.7 Conformance for parameters and returning items
   14.8 Statements
15 Intrinsic functions
   15.1 Types of functions
   15.2 Arguments
   15.3 Returned values
   15.4 Date conversion functions
   15.5 Summary of functions
16 Standard classes
   16.1 BASE class
A Communications facility
B Language element lists
C Characters permitted in user-defined words
D Mapping of uppercase letters to lowercase letters
E Concepts
F Substantive changes list
G Archaic and obsolete language element lists
H Known errors in the standard
I Bibliography
Index
Tables
Figures

Specifies the syntax and semantics of COBOL. Promotes a high degree of machine independence to permit the use of COBOL on a variety of data processing systems.