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COBOL
Last Updated: 2021-03-08

These manuals provide reference and guidance information about the COBOL program structure,
procedure division statements, and compiler directing statements.

– ILE COBOL Language Reference

This reference describes the Integrated Language Environment® COBOL (ILE COBOL) programming
language. It provides information on the structure of the ILE COBOL programming language and the
structure of an ILE COBOL source program. It also provides a description of all Identification Division
paragraphs, Environment Division clauses, Data Division clauses, Procedure Division statements, and
Compiler-Directing statements.
– PDF file for ILE COBOL Language Reference
You can view and print a PDF file of this information.
– ILE COBOL Programmer's Guide
This guide describes how to write, compile, bind, run, debug, and maintain Integrated Language
Environment (ILE) COBOL compiler programs for IBM® i. It provides programming information on how
to call other ILE COBOL and non-ILE COBOL programs, share data with other programs, use pointers,
and handle exceptions. It also describes how to perform input/output operations on externally
attached devices, database files, display files, and ICF files.
– PDF file for ILE COBOL Programmer's Guide
You can view and print a PDF file of this information.
– Related information for COBOL
You can view or print the PDF files of this information.

Parent topic:
Programming languages

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