what is difference between cobol and cobol/400
Answer Posted / srinivas
COBOL (Common Business Oriented Language), developed in 1959 by a group called Conference on Data Systems Language
(CODASYL). First COBOL compiler was released by December 1959.
First ANSI approved version – 1968
Modified ANSI approved version – 1974 (OS/VS COBOL)
Modified ANSI approved version – 1985 (VS COBOL 2)
COBOL/400 is the standard COBOL adopted by IBM for the AS400 system. It differentiates in the sense that the file handling for reports and subfiles, indicator usage and any other feature specific to AS400 have been incorporated in it.
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