This variable allows you to configure the COLUMN PLUS phrase in the Screen Section. This capability is provided to improve compatibility with other COBOLs. SCREEN_COL_PLUS_BASE allows you to choose the behavior that works best for your program. It takes the following values:
| -1
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(default) This value causes the runtime to determine the behavior of the COLUMN PLUS phrase based on whether ICOBOL compatibility has been specified with the -Ci compile option. If so, "COLUMN + 1" produces a space between items, and "COLUMN + 0" creates adjacent items. If ICOBOL compatibility has not been specified, "COLUMN + 1" produces adjacent items. This matches the prior behavior of ACUCOBOL-GT. |
| 0 | This value causes column adjustments to start counting at zero. In this case, "COLUMN + 0" produces adjacent items, and "COLUMN + 1" puts a space between items. |
| 1 | This value causes column adjustments to start counting at one. In this case, "COLUMN + 1" produces adjacent items, and "COLUMN + 2" puts a space between items. |