An Overview of the 1974 COBOL Standard,

Abstract

In May 1974, the American National Standards Institute approved ANS Programming Lnaguage COBOL, X3.23-1974 as the national standard for the COBOL language replacing USA Standard COBOL, X3.23-1968. Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 21-1 adopts X3.23-1974 (minus the Report Writer module) as the Federal COBOL Standard. As a result of these actions, the Federal COBOL Compiler Testing Service is engaged in the development of a new COBOL compiler Validation System, incorporating tests for the revised language. This paper presents an overview of COBOL 74, highlighting the new features in the language, major language deficiencies, and important contributions to the programming discipline. (Author).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 09, 1977
Accession Number
ADA039680

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  • George N. Baird
  • L. Arnold Johnson
  • Margaret M. Cook
  • Patrick M. Hoyt
  • William M. Holmes

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