Re: [GNU-COBOL] COBOL considered as a RIS high-level language

[Randall Bart <Barticus@att.net>]

At 12:44 AM 11/1/99 , Fred Mobach wrote:

 > You do need at least one paragraph
 > name between the section declaration and the first executable statement.

This requirement goes away in COBOL-20XX.  See CD 1.7 p 394, 14.1.  You can 
have essentially a nameless paragraph at the beginning of any section.

> > subroutine calls require the PERFORM keyword
>If you replace 'subroutine' by 'section' : Yes.

Replace that with 'procedure'.  You PERFORM a procedure or a range of 
procedures.  A procedure is a section or a paragraph.

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