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Compiler Hangs if Very Large Variable Declared

PSS ID Number: Q21251 Article last modified on 04-21-1993

1.10 MS-DOS

The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft COBOL for MS-DOS, version 1.1

Summary: The compiler will hang if a very large variable is declared. The following is an example: A OCCURS 1023 PIC X(120) This is a known problem in Version 1.1. This problem was corrected in Version 1.12.

Additional reference words: 1.10 Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.