Microsoft KB Archive/32156

How to Make Faster COBOL .EXE Files

PSS ID Number: Q32156 Article last modified on 04-21-1993

3.00 3.00a 4.00 4.50 | 3.00 3.00a 4.00 4.50 MS-DOS | OS/2

Summary: The following are compiler directives that may be helpful in creating faster .EXE files (if appropriate) in COBOL Versions 3.0, 3.0a, 4.0, and 4.5: NOBOUND NOTRICKLE (if the program is suitably structured) OPTSPEED TARGET “286” NOALTER AUXOPT COMP FASTLINK ALIGN“2” Using efficient program size and structure and using COMP-X data when possible also makes faster .EXE files. For more information about compiler directives, please refer to Pages 2-11 and 2-56 of the “Microsoft COBOL Compiler Version 3.0: Operating Guide.”

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