[Info-vax] COBOL message

[Paul Sture]

On 2018-02-04, VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG <VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG> wrote:
> A client has given me a sample COBOL program.  WHen I compile, it complains:
>
> %COBOL-F-FORMAT, "IDENTIFICATION" not found, possibly incorrect /ANSI_FORMAT 
> qualifier
>
>
> The file seems have one:
>
>        IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
>        PROGRAM-ID. SAMPLE_INVOICE.
>        DATA DIVISION.
>        WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
>

Is the source in Terminal Format or not?

Spaces instead of tabs before Procedure Division statements can cause
this.


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