Facilitates forward compatibility with Microsoft COBOL systems by selectively enabling Microsoft-specific reserved words and changing the behavior of certain features to be compatible with particular versions.
>>-.---.-.-------MS--"version"-.----------->< +-/-+ +.----.-MS------------+ +-NO-+
version | The version:
|
Default: | NOMS (DIALECT DIALECT |
Phase: | Syntax check |
$SET: | Initial |
MS sets DEFAULTBYTE"0" and ACCEPTREFRESH immediately.
Specifying MS with no parameters is the same as specifying MS"2". MS"1" is identical to IBM-MS and PC1.
This directive is for compatibility with Microsoft COBOL before version 3.0. For compatibility with V3.0 and later, use:NOMS MF"integer"
The value of integer to use is shown in the description of the MF directive.