ACUCOBOL-GT supports five different sets of FILE STATUS code values. These five sets correspond with the values used by RM/COBOL-85,
RM/COBOL version 2, Data General ICOBOL, VAX COBOL, and IBM DOS/VS COBOL. By default, ACUCOBOL-GT uses the RM/COBOL-85 values.
You can select another set of file status codes at runtime by setting the configuration variable FILE_STATUS_CODES to one
of the following values:
| "74" |
-RM/COBOL version 2 codes |
| "85" |
-RM/COBOL-85 codes (default) |
| "DG" |
-ICOBOL codes |
| "VAX" |
-VAX COBOL codes |
| "IBM" |
-IBM DOS/VS codes |
Note: The set of status codes used depends solely on the current setting of the FILE_STATUS_CODES variable and not on any compile-time
settings. This is done to provide a consistent set of status codes to every program in a run unit. If you need to change the
set of status codes during a run unit, you can do so with the SET ENVIRONMENT verb. Some programmers use this verb to ensure
status code settings for a particular program, or in situations where programs that conform to the 1985 COBOL standard and
programs that do not conform are both in use at a site.