COMTRAN Reconstruction

F28-8043 · June 1960

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  • Program Commands — 38
    • Input/Output Commands — 38
      • The OPEN Command — 39
      • The GET Command — 39
      • The FILE Command — 40
      • The CLOSE Command — 41
    • Data Transmission Commands — 41
      • The MOVE Command — 42
      • The MOVE CORRESPONDING Command — 43
    • Arithmetic Commands — 44
      • The SET Command — 44
      • The ADD Command — 47
      • The ADD CORRESPONDING Command — 47
    • Control Commands — 48
      • The GO TO Command — 48
      • The DO Command — 49
      • The STOP Command — 54
    • Other Program Commands — 54
      • The LOAD Command — 54
      • The DISPLAY Command — 54
  • Processor Commands — 55
    • The OVERLAP Command — 55
    • The BEGIN SECTION and END Commands — 56
    • The INCLUDE Command — 58
    • The CALL Command — 59
    • The NOTE Command — 59
    • The ENTER Command — 59
  • Relationship Between Program Commands and Processor Commands — 60

Chapter 4: Data Description

  • What a Data Description Is — 61
    • The Purpose of a Data Description — 61
    • Files, Records, and Fields — 63
  • Data Description Format — 65
    • General — 65
    • Ctl. and Serial (Col. 1-6) — 65
    • Data Name (Col. 7-22) — 67
    • Level (Col. 23-24) — 68
    • Type (Col. 25-30) — 71
    • Quantity (Col. 31-35) — 77
    • Mode (Col. 36) — 78
    • Justify (Col. 37) — 78
    • Description (Col. 38-71) — 79
    • Cont. (Col. 72) — 84
    • Identification (Col. 73-80) — 84
  • Storage Areas — 84

Appendix 1: Programming Example — 87

Appendix 2: Supplementary Information — 105

  • Rules for Forming Conditional Expressions — 105
  • Rules for Forming Arithmetic Expressions — 106
  • List of Commercial Translator Commands — 108
  • List of Commercial Translator Words — 110

Appendix 3: Glossary — 111

Index — 117