HP COBOL II/XL Quick Reference Guide (31500-90015)
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What's New in This Release
The following lists major changes to this manual since the last edition:
* Addition of Appendix E, which describes the built-in COBOL
functions recently defined by Addendum 1 of the ANSI COBOL'85
standard.
* Reorganization of the IDENTIFICATION, ENVIRONMENT, DATA, and
PROCEDURE DIVISION statements (Chapters 3 through 6).
* Miscellaneous changes identified with change bars in the side
margins.
Additional Documentation
More information on HP COBOL II/XL is in the following manuals:
*
HP COBOL II/XL Reference Manual
(31500-90001)
*
HP COBOL II/XL Programmer's Guide
(31500-90002)
*
HP COBOL II/XL Migration Guide
(31500-90004)
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