Example: sample LangX COBOL program for debugging

The program below is used in various topics to demonstrate debugging tasks. It is an OS/VS COBOL program which is being used as a representative of LangX COBOL programs.

To run this sample program, do the following steps:

  1. Prepare the sample program as described in Preparing a LangX COBOL program.
  2. Verify that the debug information for this program is located in the COB03O and COB03AO members of the yourid.EQALANGX data set.
  3. Start z/OS® Debugger as described in Starting z/OS Debugger for programs that start outside of Language Environment.
  4. To load the debug information for this program, enter the following command:
    LDD (COB03O,COB03AO) ;

This program is a small example of an OS/VS COBOL program (COB03O) that calls another OS/VS COBOL program (COB03A0).

Load module: COB03O

COB03O

      ******************************************************            
      *  PROGRAM NAME: COB03O                              *            
      *                                                    *            
      *  COMPILED WITH IBM OS/VS COBOL COMPILER            *            
      ******************************************************            
                                                                        
       IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.                                         
       PROGRAM-ID. COB03O.                                              
      ******************************************************************
      *                                                                *
      * LICENSED MATERIALS - PROPERTY OF IBM                           *
      *                                                                *
      * 5655-P14: Debug Tool                                        *
      * (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2005 All Rights Reserved               *
      *                                                                *
      * US GOVERNMENT USERS RESTRICTED RIGHTS - USE, DUPLICATION OR    *
      * DISCLOSURE RESTRICTED BY GSA ADP SCHEDULE CONTRACT WITH IBM    *
      * CORP.                                                          *
      *                                                                *
      *                                                                *
      ******************************************************************
       ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.                                            
       DATA DIVISION.                                                   
       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.                                         
                                                                        
       01  LOAN          PIC 999999.                                    
       01  INTEREST-RATE PIC 99V99.                                     
       01  INTEREST-DUE  PIC 999999.                                    
       01  INTEREST-SAVE PIC 999999.                                    
       01  INTEREST-AFTER-MULTIPLY PIC 999999.                          
       01  INTEREST-AFTER-DIVIDE PIC 999999.                            
                                                                        
      * DATE THAT WILL RECEIVE INCREMENTED JULIAN-DATE                  
       01  INC-DATE            PIC 9(7).                                
      * LOOP COUNT TO INCREMENT DATE 1000 TIMES *                       
       01  LOOPCOUNT           PIC   9999.                              
                                                                        
      * JULIAN DATE                                               
       01  JULIAN-DATE         PIC 9(7).                          
       01  J-DATE REDEFINES JULIAN-DATE.                          
           05 J-YEAR           PIC 9(4).                          
           05 J-DAY            PIC 9(3).                          
      * SAVE DATE                                                 
       01  SAVE-DATE           PIC 9(7).                          
                                                                        
       PROCEDURE DIVISION.                                        
                                                                  
       PROG.                                                      
           ACCEPT JULIAN-DATE FROM DAY                            
           DISPLAY 'JULIAN DATE: ' JULIAN-DATE                    
           MOVE JULIAN-DATE TO SAVE-DATE                          
                                                                  
           MOVE 10000    TO LOAN                                  
                                                                  
           CALL 'COB03AO' USING LOAN INTEREST-DUE.                
                                                                  
           DISPLAY 'LOAN: ' LOAN                                  
           DISPLAY 'INTEREST-DUE: ' INTEREST-DUE                  
                                                                  
           STOP RUN.                                              

COB03AO

      ******************************************************            
      *  PROGRAM NAME: COB03AO                             *            
      *                                                    *            
      *  COMPILED WITH IBM OS/VS COBOL COMPILER            *            
      ******************************************************            
                                                                        
       IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.                                         
       PROGRAM-ID. COB03AO.                                             
      ******************************************************************
      *                                                                *
      * LICENSED MATERIALS - PROPERTY OF IBM                           *
      *                                                                *
      * 5655-P14: Debug Tool                                        *
      * (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2005 All Rights Reserved               *
      *                                                                *
      * US GOVERNMENT USERS RESTRICTED RIGHTS - USE, DUPLICATION OR    *
      * DISCLOSURE RESTRICTED BY GSA ADP SCHEDULE CONTRACT WITH IBM    *
      * CORP.                                                          *
      *                                                                *
      *                                                                *
      ******************************************************************
       ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.                                            
       DATA DIVISION.                                                   
       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.                                         
       77  INTEREST-RATE PIC 99V99 VALUE 0.22.                          
       LINKAGE SECTION.                                                 
       01  USING-LIST.                                                  
           02 LOANAMT   PIC 999999.                                     
           02 INTEREST  PIC 999999.                                     
                                                                        
                                                                        
       PROCEDURE DIVISION USING USING-LIST.                             
                                                                        
       PROG.                                                            
           COMPUTE INTEREST = LOANAMT * INTEREST-RATE.                  
           DISPLAY 'INTEREST-RATE: ' INTEREST-RATE.                     
                                                                        
           GOBACK.