(Type: Boolean, Default: FALSE)
<$.COBOL74 option>
── $.COBOL74 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
The $.COBOL74 option tells the PATCH utility to expect input in COBOL74 format—that is, sequence numbers in columns 1 through 6 and dollar signs in column 7. When the $.COBOL74 option is TRUE, all special $ records recognized by the PATCH utility must begin in column 7. However, the record actually setting the $.COBOL74 option must have a $. starting in column 1. If the $.COBOL74 option is TRUE, any $DELETE or $VOIDT records produce $DELETE records. If COBOL74 is FALSE, $VOIDT records are produced.
| Note: | Inconsistencies related to record size and format exist among various products used to create and manipulate source files intended for consumption by COBOL74 and COBOL85 compilers. Rectifying these inconsistencies would invalidate existing user processes and is not planned. |
