MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual (32650-90877)

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Command List II
Commands CALC thru COPY
be unchanged. A FILE equation could be used if the file is renamed.
Operation Notes
The COB74XL command compiles an HP COBOL II/iX program into an object file on disk. If
you do not specify
textfile , HP COBOL II/iX expects your input from your standard
input device. If you do not specify
listfile , HP COBOL II/iX sends the program listing to
the current list device.
You cannot backreference the formal file designators used in this command (COBTEXT,
COBOBJ, COBLIST, COBMAST, COBNEW, COBWKSP, and COBXDB) as actual file designators in the
command parameter list. For further information, refer to the "Implicit FILE Commands
for Subsystems" discussion of the FILE command.
NOTE This command is recognized only if HP COBOL II/iX is installed on your
system. This command is implemented as a command file. If you set the
HPPATH variable to null (SETVAR HPPATH ""), the command file is not
executed, and the command fails.
Use
This command may be issued from a session, job, or program but not in BREAK. Pressing
Break suspends the execution of this command. Entering the RESUME command continues
the execution.
Examples
To compile an HP COBOL II/iX program stored in the file SOURCE into an object file called
OBJECT, and send the listing to the disk file LISTFL, enter:
COB74XL SOURCE,OBJECT,LISTFL