INFO statement

The INFO statement specifies the COBOL words that are to be flagged by the compiler, and it can also be used to control the use of nested programs.

INFO COBOL-word[(0 | 1)] [comments]

By selecting either 1 or 0, you can indicate whether a specific COBOL-word can be used only once, or not at all.

0

Indicates that whenever the specified COBOL-word is used, the 0086 informational message is issued if the FLAGSTD compiler option is in effect.

1

Indicates that the specified COBOL-word can be used once. If it is used more than once, informational message 0195 is issued.

The messages are handled as information (I) messages. The compilation condition is not changed.