Identification division,
Environment division,
Data division,
Procedure division
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Cobol program can contain Four Division
1.Identification Division.
Program-ID.[entry]
2.Environment Division.
3.Data Division.
File Section.
Working Storage Section.
4.Procedure Division.
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COBOL consists of 4 divisions
All the divisions should begin from 7 column
Identification division.
Environment division.
Data division.
Procedure division.
The order should be same as above
Every division is further divided into sections
Every section is further divided into paragraphs.
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COBOL consists of 4 divisions
All the divisions should begin from 8 column in Area A
Identification division.
Environment division.
Data division.
Procedure division.
The order should be same as above
Every division is further divided into sections
Every section is further divided into paragraphs
Every paragraph is further divided in to sentences
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Identification, Environment, Data and Procedure divisions.
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Identification,Environment,Data,Procedure
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In Cobol there are 4 divisions.
1. Identification division or ID division
In this no setions are there. It has 5 paragraphs.
a. Progaram-id. programname
b. Author
c. Writen-date
d. Compiled-date
e. Installer
2. Environment Division
Under this there are two sub-sections
a. Configuration-section.
Source compter.
Object computer.
b. Input-Output section.
File control.
IO control.
3. Data Division
File-section.
Working-storage section.
Linkage section.
Report section.
Screen section.
4. Procedure Division
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The 4 Divisions are,
Identification Division.
Program-Id.
Author.
Date Compiled.
Security.
Environment Division.
Configuration Section.
Source Computer.
Object Computer.
IO Section.
IO control.
File Control.
Data Division.
File Section.
Working-storage Section.
Linkage Section.
Report Section.
Screen Section.
Procedure Division.
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Identification Division.
Environment Division.
Data Division.
Procudure Division.
All Division must start at 8th Column.
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COBOL divisions is
1. Identification division
2. Environmeent division.
3. Data division.
4. Procedure division.
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Nithya
Answered On : May 10th, 2012
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION */ mandatory
*/should contain PROGRAM-ID
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION */Not mandatory(alliases assigned to external devices
files/command sequences)
DATA DIVISION */ Contains the description of the data-items that need
*/to be processed
PROCEDURE DIVISION */Mandatory Contains the algorithms to manipulate
the data
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saurabh bandyopadhyay
Answered On : May 25th, 2012
There is another section in Data division; named as LOCAL-STORAGE SECTION.
For a recursive cobol program, you need to use that section to hold the current values of each variable while the program run.
Regards,
Saurabh Bandyopadhyay.
Mainframe Developer, India.
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