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How to determine the number of CALLs in a COBOL source program

  • February 15, 2013
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Problem:

There are times that you would like to know addition static with a COBOL source program.  Some of these area of interest are:

   1)  number of calls

   2)  number of lines within a COBOL source

   3)  number of comment lines

Resolution:

Specifying the directive LINE-COUNT will not only number the lines of code within a COBOL program (excluding comment lines), but it will provide a count of various other statics such as:

Lines of Source              

Comment lines               

Comment percentage           

Sections                   

Files                        

Condition                  

Report                        

Call (by number)           

Call (data-item)              

Maximum Nesting  

Lines of Code

Text comments

Statements  

Paragraphs

Data-items            

Screen Name       

Level 78                 

Call (by name)

Linkage 01's       

Overlap. prfms      

The syntax for line count is:

>>-.---.-.-------LINE-COUNT--"integer"-.----><

    -/- .----.-LINE-COUNT------------

           -NO-

Parameters:

integer Controls the output displayed:

     1 The number of source lines checked, excluding blank lines and comments, is displayed at the         end of the source listing.

    2 As well as number of source lines checked, many additional details are displayed at the end of       the source listing. These include the various items above.

Old KB# 2038

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