README.md

My COBOL Practice

COBOL never dies

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• Hello World (2023.09.04)

Hello World (2023.09.04)

• COBOL requires crazy indentation rules
  (Reference ☞ [Wikipedia] COBOL > Features > Code format)

  • Comments must start with * in column 7
  • DIVISION, SECTION headers must start from column 8
  • Do not exceed column 80

• Compiled by cobc (GnuCOBOL) 3.1.2.0 in replit

• Codes and Output

  Codes : HelloWorld.cob

       * Hello World in COBOL
       * 2023.09.04
  
        IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
            PROGRAM-ID. HelloWorld.
  
        DATA DIVISION.
            WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
                01 WS-HELLO-MESSAGE PIC X(13) VALUE 'Hello, World!'.
  
        PROCEDURE DIVISION.
            DISPLAY WS-HELLO-MESSAGE.
            STOP RUN.

  Output

  Hello, World!