Divisions of a Cobol Program
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION
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ENVIRONMENT DIVISION
CONFIGURATION SECTION
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INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION
DATA DIVISION
FILE SECTION
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WORKING-STORAGE SECTION
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LINKAGE SECTION
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SCREEN SECTION
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Operations
| Cobol language |
Operation |
Comments
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| ADD B TO A |
A = A + B |
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| ADD B C TO A |
A = A + B + C |
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| ADD 1 TO A B |
A = A + 1; B = B + 1 |
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| ADD B C GIVING A |
A = B + C |
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| Cobol language |
Operation |
Header text
|
| SUBTRACT B FROM A |
A = A - B |
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| SUBTRACT B C FROM A |
A = A - B - C |
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| SUBTRACT B C FROM A GIVING D |
D = A - B - C |
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| Cobol language |
Operation |
Comments
|
| DIVIDE 2 INTO A |
A = A / 2 |
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| DIVIDE 2 INTO A GIVING B |
B = A / 2 |
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| DIVIDE A BY 2 GIVING B |
B = A / 2 |
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| DIVIDE A BY 2 GIVING B REMAINDER C
|
B = A / 2
REMINDER C
|
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| Cobol language |
Operation |
Header text
|
| MULTIPLY B BY A |
A = A * B |
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| MULTIPLY B BY A GIVING C |
C = A * B |
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| SUBTRACT B C FROM A GIVING D |
D = A - B - C |
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