Margins - Preprocessor2 for Embedded SQL

Margins

The default precompiler margins are 8 and 72. This is standard ANSI formatted COBOL, which provides that:

Columns 1-6 are available for sequence numbering

Column 7 is used to indicate:

Comments (*)

String continuation  (-)

Debug statements (D)

Page eject lines (/)

Margin A begins in column 8

Margin B begins in column 12

The EXEC SQL prefix must start in or after column 12

SQL statements are coded in columns 12 through 72

Specifying margins beginning in column 1 is also an option.

This specification selects terminal formatting, a less-restrictive form available in the network-attached environment. The format used with the network depends on the compiler installed; check the installation preferences for the proper format.