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Status Not under consideration
Workspace COBOL Compilers
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 10, 2020

RELATED IDEAS

Enterprise Cobol V6+ - comment directive

We suggest implementing a "comment" compilation directive.

This could be the >>* directive.

This directive would allow comments to be introduced in a source code, which would not be returned to the compilation listing (so as not to overload it).

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Feb 9, 2022

    Workaround solution :

    *CONTROL NOSOURCE
    * explanation of what do this copybook and why
    * bla bla bla
    * bla bla bla
    * replaceable parameters :
    * :p1: for parameter 1
    * :p2: for parameter 2
    * changes history
    * 10/10/2020 : me
    *CONTROL SOURCE
    some code

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Nov 24, 2020

    >* : comment present in compilation listing (application / functionnal comments for developers)
    >>* : comment removed from compilation listing (internal comments for framework maintenance in copybook)

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Nov 5, 2020

    I think my request was not understood.
    I want to have a function allowing me to comment on souce code without these comments being visible in the compilation listing.
    This concerns in particular the technical comments introduced in a COPYBOOK intended for the maintenance of the COPYBOOK but which do not necessarily concern the user of the COPYBOOK.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Nov 2, 2020

    This RFE is being rejected. Please use the solution mentioned in comment 1

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Oct 20, 2020

    Hi Rune

    Comment directive, >>*, is for internal documentation for framework maintenance .

    These comments are not for developers.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Oct 12, 2020

    Hi Dennis,

    There is allready the possibility to make comments like you suggest.
    You can even make floating comments like this: *>
    I disagree with the request that the comments should be removed from the compilation listing, as the comments can be very useful when debugging using the compilation listing.

    If needed, it should be a compiler option to remove comments from the compilation listing.

    Regards,
    Rune

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