Command Name

[Caden]

HI all, I can't remember the name of this command, maybe somebody can help me.

Let's say you want a page with 40 lines in it, what is the command to make cobol jump to a new page, and then I can start my heading lines again etc etc. Just can't think of the syntax of that one command

Thanks
Caden

 

[webrabbit]

WRITE PRINT-LINE AFTER/BEFORE [ADVANCING] PAGE.

 

[razalas]

The version given by Webrabbit is the better version, but you may also frequently see the following:

SPECIAL-NAMES.
<your-preference-name> IS C01.
...
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
...
WRITE PRINT-LINE BEFORE/AFTER [ADVANCING] <your-preference-name>
...

where C01 stands for &quot;channel 01&quot; which from the very early days of computing indicated the position to check for a stop mark on a band that controlled the printer advance mechanism on old IBM printers. Channel 01 being the start of a new page and subsequent channel #'s (2-12) being used for additional arbitrary vertical positions on the page.
&quot;Code what you mean,
and mean what you code!
But by all means post your code!&quot;

Razalas

 

[razalas]

Oops, sorry, I got the SPECIAL-NAMES clause backwards. It should be

SPECIAL-NAMES.
C01 IS <your-preference-name>.

&quot;Code what you mean,
and mean what you code!
But by all means post your code!&quot;

Razalas