Microsoft KB Archive/32153

Explanation of Compiler Status Lines Values

PSS ID Number: Q32153 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: After compilation, COBOL displays the following memory sizes: * Data = nnnnnnnnn Code = nnnnnnnnn Dictionary = nnnnnnnnn 1. Data = nnnnnnnnn represents the size, in bytes, of the data area of the program generated. 2. Code = nnnnnnnnn represents the size, in bytes, of the code area of the program generated. 3. Dictionary = nnnnnnnnn represents the size, in bytes, of the compile-time symbol table. In contrast to previous versions of Microsoft COBOL, the symbol table in Microsoft COBOL Version 3.0, 3.0a, 4.0, and 4.5 is allocated dynamically and has no size limitation. When compiling large programs, if necessary, the “dictionary” is paged to disk.

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