Features Added in COBOL Server 2.3 Update 2

This release provides enhancements in the following areas:

COBOL language enhancements
File handling
Library routines

COBOL language enhancements

Numeric, edited and external floating point items can now specify USAGE NATIONAL when the NATIONAL"2" Compiler directive is in effect. Signed numeric items must be specified with the SIGN IS SEPARATE clause.

File handling

MFJSORT ICETOOL now supports the USING parameter in the SELECT operator.

For more information see Related Information at the end of this topic.

Library routines

The following library routine contains new functionality:

CBL_GET_PROGRAM_INFO - a new function (function 10) has been added for native COBOL which returns the path and program name, or the program name only of a particular program.