[Info-vax] COBOL message

Dennis Boone drb at ihatespam.msu.edu
Sun Feb 4 12:50:15 EST 2018


 > %COBOL-F-FORMAT, "IDENTIFICATION" not found, possibly incorrect /ANSI_FORMAT 
 > qualifier

 >        IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
 >        PROGRAM-ID. SAMPLE_INVOICE.
 >        DATA DIVISION.
 >        WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.

I believe the compiler defaults to terminal format, which places
Margin A in column 1.  This code appears to be in traditional format,
which places Margin A in column 8.  Try compiling with /ansi_format.

De



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