The AUTO clause automatically terminates an ACCEPT operation of the screen
item when the last character position is keyed. No explicit terminator key
is necessary.
General Format
Syntax Rules
The AUTO clause is allowed only with input and update fields.
If this clause is specified at group level, it applies to all elementary
subordinate items.
AUTO and AUTO-SKIP are equivalent.
General Rules
Provided any REQUIRED or FULL clause is satisfied, the cursor is positioned
to the next screen item. Alternatively, if the screen item is the last one
in the ACCEPT operation, the entire ACCEPT is terminated.
This clause overrides any existing configuration options for automatic skipping
and for the automatic termination of an ACCEPT statement. (See your COBOL
system documentation about user interfaces for details of configuration options.)
In a fixed-format numeric-edited screen item, the AUTO clause causes the
decimal point position to be skipped automatically once all of the integer
places have been filled. Selection of fixed format mode is a configuration
option. (See your COBOL system documentation about user interfaces for details
of configuration options.)