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COBOL85 (BS2000/OSD)
Version 2.3
High-Level ANS COBOL85-Compiler
Edition 07/1998
Product Characteristics
COBOL85 is the COBOL compiler,
providing support for the current
ANSI/ISO COBOL Standard, open
interfaces conforming to X/Open,
and future standards for the server
lines running BS2000/OSD.
COBOL (COmmon Business Ori-
ented Language) is a high-level,
problem-oriented programming lan-
guage which is based on natural
English. COBOL is by far the most
widely used programming language
for commercial data processing so-
lutions.
The strength of COBOL lies in the
efficiency with which it manipulates
and processes large volumes of
business-critical data. COBOL is the
programming language of the pro-
fessional programmer.
The functionality of COBOL85 con-
forms to the American National
Standard X3.23-1985 with Adden-
dum X3.23a-1989, the international
standard ISO 1989-1985 with
Amendment 1:1992, the German
standard DIN 66028-1986 and the
European standard EN 21989.
COBOL85 has been validated as
compliant with the above standard
and has the official conformity cer-
tificates to that effect.
UNIX extensions:
COBOL85 supports the POSIX
functionality and the POSIX file sys-
tem in BS2000/OSD V2.0 or higher.
The COBOL85 compiler is available
in the following selectable units:
COBOL85 full configuration:
•
Compiler without runtime system
•
with /390 code generator
•
with AID support
•
with POSIX/XPG4 support
•
with structurizer
•
with UDS-DML
•
with Report Writer
COBOL85-BC basic configuration:
•
Compiler without runtime system
•
with /390 code generator
•
without AID support
•
without POSIX/XPG4
support
•
without structurizer
•
without UDS-DML
•
without Report Writer
CRTE is the common runtime envi-
ronment for COBOL85 and C/C++.
CRTE V2.1 is a software prerequi-
site for using the COBOL85 compil-
ers and for running COBOL85 V2.3
applications.
CRTE is not supplied with the
COBOL85 compiler and must be or-
dered separately. CRTE V2.1 is in-
cluded in OSD-SVP V2.0 for
SR2000 business servers.
COBOL85 supports the symbolic
debugging of COBOL programs with
the interactive debugging tool AID
(not with COBOL85-BC).
COBOL85 (BS2000/OSD) V2.3
is ”Ready for 2000”
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A Siemens Nixdorf product is
”Ready for 2000” if
•
there are no known problems in
respect of year 2000, or suitable
updates will be provided in time,
and
•
an update or upgrade will be
supplied free of charge by
Siemens Nixdorf to eliminate
any year 2000-related problems.