SOURCEFORMAT

Selects free, fixed or varible format for COBOL source.

Syntax:

>>-.---.--SOURCEFORMAT--"format-type"------><
   +-/-+

Parameters:

format-type

The format of COBOL source. This can be:

FIXED
FREE
VARIABLE

Properties:

Default:	SOURCEFORMAT"FIXED" (Dialect )
Phase:	Syntax check
$SET:	Any

Dependencies:

SOURCEFORMAT"FREE" sets NOMFCOMMENT, NORESEQ and NOSEQCHK at end.

SOURCEFORMAT"VARIABLE" is set by DIALECT(ENTCOBOL).

See Also:

The section Source Format in the chapter Introduction to the COBOL Language in your COBOL Language Reference.
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