Microsoft KB Archive/34673

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COBOL Compiler Does Not Display a Registration Number

PSS ID Number: Q34673 Article last modified on 04-21-1993

3.00 | 3.00 MS-DOS | OS/2

The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft COBOL for MS-DOS and OS/2, version 3.0

Summary: Page 1-7 of the “Microsoft COBOL Compiler Version 3.0: Operating Guide” gives instructions for using the sample screen-display program named TICTAC. Paragraph 2 of “Compiling the Sample Program” includes the following statement: The software version number and copyright information now appear on the first line. The User Registration Number appears on the next… This is a documentation error. Microsoft COBOL Version 3.0 has no registration number. Therefore, no such number appears on the display.

Additional reference words: 3.00 Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.