Are Mixed Source Formats Possible

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January 24, 2019
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Anonymous

Visual Studio 2013

Visual COBOL 2.2

Is it possible to have a managed project where the COBOL program has Variable source format (as defined in the project properties) but with the copy books referenced by the program having themselves a Fixed source format? I would envision the inclusion of a $SET statement immediately preceding the COPY statement and then another $SET statement immediately following the COPY statement. Does such a $SET statement exist?

Thanks,

Austin

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Chris Glazier
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Forum|Forum|6 years ago
January 24, 2019

Visual Studio 2013

Visual COBOL 2.2

Is it possible to have a managed project where the COBOL program has Variable source format (as defined in the project properties) but with the copy books referenced by the program having themselves a Fixed source format? I would envision the inclusion of a $SET statement immediately preceding the COPY statement and then another $SET statement immediately following the COPY statement. Does such a $SET statement exist?

Thanks,

Austin

Hi Austin,

Yes, you can change the source format within a COBOL program by using the $SET SOURCEFORMAT directive.

$SET SOURCEFORMAT"VARIABLE"
ID DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. TESTPROG.
...
…

$SET SOURCEFORMAT"FIXED"

COPY "mycopy".

$SET SOURCEFORMAT"VARIABLE"

01 my-data pic x.
...

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Anonymous
Forum|Forum|6 years ago
January 25, 2019

Visual Studio 2013

Visual COBOL 2.2

Is it possible to have a managed project where the COBOL program has Variable source format (as defined in the project properties) but with the copy books referenced by the program having themselves a Fixed source format? I would envision the inclusion of a $SET statement immediately preceding the COPY statement and then another $SET statement immediately following the COPY statement. Does such a $SET statement exist?

Thanks,

Austin

That works !!!
Thanks, Chris !!!