I believe that the 7th column is mainly supposed to be blank. Compiler
implementers use it for their own use. An '*' is a comment. The '$' you
refer to is a compiler option. There may be other characters which take on a
different meaning if placed in the 7th column but right now I am confused
with Fortran and continuation lines. I could look it up in a manual but then
so could you. If the above characters are not in the 7th column then '*'
means multiply and the '$' is predominately used for formating money values
in picture clauses.

James

> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Monday, February 15, 1999 7:40 AM
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> Subject: "$" IN 7TH COLUMN IN HP COBOL
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> Is there any significance to "$" in 7th column in HP-COBOL?
> Specific information regarding $IF and  $SET  is requested...
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>
> Thanks & regards
> Giridhar.
>