COS-310 System Reference Manual

Chapter 1 DIBOL Language
- 1.1 Source Program
- 1.2 Statements
  - 1.2.1 ACCEPT - Input/Output Statement
  - 1.2.2 CALL - Control Statement
  - 1.2.3 CHAIN - Control Statement
  - 1.2.4 Data Manipulation Statements
    - 1.2.4.1 Data Conversion
    - 1.2.4.2 Arithmetic Expressions
    - 1.2.4.3 Clearing Fields and Records
    - 1.2.4.4 Moving Alphanumeric Data
    - 1.2.4.5 Moving Numeric Data
    - 1.2.4.6 Moving Records
    - 1.2.4.7 Data Formatting
  - 1.2.5 DISPLAY - Input/Output Statement
  - 1.2.6 END - Compiler Statement
  - 1.2.7 FINI - Input/Output Statement
  - 1.2.8 FORMS - Input/Output Statement
  - 1.2.9 GO TO - Control Statement
    - 1.2.9.1 Unconditional GO TO
    - 1.2.9.2 Computed GO TO
  - 1.2.10 IF - Control Statement
  - 1.2.11 INCR
  - 1.2.12 INIT - Input/Output Statement
  - 1.2.13 ON ERROR - Control Statement
  - 1.2.14 PROC - Compiler Statement
  - 1.2.15 READ - Input/Output Statement
  - 1.2.16 RECORD - Data Definition Statement
  - 1.2.17 RETURN - Control Statement
  - 1.2.18 START - Compiler Statement
  - 1.2.19 STOP - Control Statement
  - 1.2.20 TRACE/NO TRACE - Debugging Statement
  - 1.2.21 TRAP - Control Statement
  - 1.2.22 WRITE - Input/Output Statement
  - 1.2.23 XMIT - Input/Output Statement
Chapter 2 The Monitor
- 2.1 Master Control Program
  - 2.1.1 MOUNT Messages
  - 2.1.2 Operating Procedures
- 2.2 Monitor Commands
  - 2.2.1 BATCH
  - 2.2.2 DATE
  - 2.2.3 DELETE
  - 2.2.4 DIRECTORY
  - 2.2.5 PLEASE
  - 2.2.6 RUN
  - 2.2.7 SAVE
- 2.3 Editor Commands
  - 2.3.1 ERASE
  - 2.3.2 FETCH
  - 2.3.3 LIST
  - 2.3.4 Line Number
  - 2.3.5 Number Commands
  - 2.3.6 RESEQUENCE
  - 2.3.7 WRITE
- 2.4 Monitor Error Messages
- 2.5 Run-Time Error Messages
Chapter 3 System Generation Program (SYSGEN)
- 3.1 SYSGEN/B Operating Procedures
- 3.2 SYSGEN/C Operating Procedures
- 3.3 SYSGEN Error Messages
Chapter 4 Data File Utility Program (DFU)
- 4.1 DFU Operating Procedures
  - 4.1.1 DFU,filnam Operating Procedures
  - 4.1.2 DFU/B Operating Procedures
  - 4.1.3 DFU/K Operating Procedures
  - 4.1.4 DFU/D Operating Procedures
  - 4.1.5 DFU/DL Operating Procedures
  - 4.1.6 DFU/E Operating Procedures
  - 4.1.7 DFU/EL Operating Procedures
- 4.2 Logical Unit Assignments on the COS-310 System
  - 4.2.1 Determining Logical Unit Size
  - 4.2.2 How Logical Units are Assigned by DFU
- 4.3 Disk Users
- 4.4 DFU Error Messages
Chapter 5 DIBOL Compiler (COMP)
- 5.1 COMP Operating Procedures
  - 5.1.1 Source Program Compilation Listing
  - 5.1.2 Storage Map Listing
- 5.2 Conditional Compilation Procedure (CCP)
- 5.3 Size of the Binary Program
- 5.4 Compiler Error Messages
Chapter 6 DIBOL Debugging Technique (DDT)
- 6.1 DDT Operating Procedures
- 6.2 DDT Commands
- 6.3 DDT Error Messages
Chapter 7 Cross Reference Program (CREF)
- 7.1 CREF Operating Procedures
- 7.2 CREF Error Messages
Chapter 8 Peripheral Interchange Program (PIP)
- 8.1 PIP Operating Procedures
  - 8.1.1 Transfer Binary File (OPT- B)
  - 8.1.2 Copy Device (OPT- C)
  - 8.1.3 Transfer Data Files (OPT- D)
  - 8.1.4 Consolidate Space in Directory (OPT- E)
  - 8.1.5 Allocate Space to Binary Scratch Area (OPT - E)
  - 8.1.6 Copy and Verify (OPT- I)
  - 8.1.7 Perform a Read/Check (OPT- R)
  - 8.1.8 Transfer Source Files (OPT- S)
  - 8.1.9 Transfer System Program (OPT- V)
  - 8.1.10 Return to Monitor (OPT- X)
- 8.2 PIP Error Messages
Chapter 9 Sort Program (SORT)
- 9.1 SORT Operating Procedures
- 9.2 SORT Command File
  - 9.2.1 Record Descriptor Division
  - 9.2.2 INPUT/OUTPUT Division
- 9.3 Merge Operating Procedure
  - 9.3.1 Merge Using SORT and the /A Option
  - 9.3.2 Merge Using SORT and the /M Option
  - 9.3.3 Merge Using SORT and the /n Option
- 9.4 SORT Error Messages
Chapter 10 File Exchange Program (FILEX)
- 10.1 Universal Diskette
- 10.2 FILEX Operating Procedures
- 10.3 COPY (OPT:C)
  - 10.3.1 OS/8 ASCII Input (Mode A)
  - 10.3.2 COS-310 Data Input (Mode D)
  - 10.3.3 Universal Input (Mode U)
  - 10.3.4 Output Modes (A, D, S, U)
    - 10.3.4.1 COS/8 ASCII Output (Mode A)
    - 10.3.4.2 COS-310 Data File Output (Mode D)
    - 10.3.4.3 COS-310 Source File Output (Mode S)
    - 10.3.4.4 Universal Diskette Output (Mode U)
- 10.4 DELETE (OPT:D)
- 10.5 LIST (OPT:L)
- 10.6 EXIT (OPT:X)
- 10.7 ZERO (OPT:Z)
- 10.8 FILEX Error Messages
Chapter 11 Patch Program (PATCH)
- 11.1 PATCH Operating Procedures
- 11.2 Error Correction
  - 11.2.1 CTRL/U or R (Restart)
  - 11.2.2 Wrong Old Value
  - 11.2.3 Bad Checksum
- 11.3 PATCH Error Messages
Chapter 12 Boot Program (BOOT)
- 12.1 BOOT Operating Procedures
- 12.2 BOOT Error Messages
Chapter 13 Line Change Program (LINCHG)
- 13.1 LINCHG Operating Procedures
- 13.2 LINCHG Error Messages
Chapter 14 Format Programs (DKFMT, DYFMT)
- 14.1 Formatting RK05 Disks
- 14.2 Formatting RX02 Diskettes
Chapter 15 Dump and Fix Technique (DAFT)
- 15.1 DAFT Compiling Procedure
- 15.2 DAFT Operating Procedures
- 15.3 DAFT Command File
- 15.4 DAFT Commands
  - 15.4.1 Symbols Used in DAFT Commands
  - 15.4.2 DAFT Command Summary
- 15.5 DAFT Output
- 15.6 DAFT Error Messages
Chapter 16 Report Program Generator (PRINT)
- 16.1 PRINT Compiling Procedure
- 16.2 PRINT Operating Procedures
  - 16.2.1 FILEX - Creation of a Source File
  - 16.2.2 Compilation
  - 16.2.3 Program Execution
- 16.3 PRINT Command File
  - 16.3.1 IDENT Section
  - 16.3.2 HEAD1 and HEAD2 Section
  - 16.3.3 INPUT Section
  - 16.3.4 COMPUTE Section
  - 16.3.5 PRINT Section
  - 16.3.6 END Section
- 16.4 PRINT Error Messages
Chapter 17 Flowchart Generator Program (FLOW)
- 17.1 FLOW Compiling Procedure
- 17.2 FLOW Operating Procedures
- 17.3 FLOW Commands
  - 17.3.1 PROC Command
  - 17.3.2 DISK Command
  - 17.3.3 IF Command
  - 17.3.4 CALL Command
  - 17.3.5 START Command
  - 17.3.6 STOP Command
  - 17.3.7 GOTO Command
  - 17.3.8 CGOTO Command
  - 17.3.9 I/O Command
  - 17.3.10 TITLE Command
  - 17.3.11 SBTTL Command
  - 17.3.12 PAGE Command
- 17.4 FLOW Example
- 17.5 FLOW Error Messages
Chapter 18 Menu Program (MENU)
- 18.1 MENU Operating Procedures
- 18.2 MENU Command File
  - 18.2.1 Display Section
  - 18.2.2 Command Section
  - 18.2.3 Accept Section
- 18.3 MENU Error Messages
Appendix A COS-310 Character Set
Appendix B COS-310 Files
- B.1 COS-310 Source Files
- B.2 COS-310 Data Files
- B.3 COS-310 Binary Files
- B.4 COS-310 System Files
- B.5 System Device Format
Appendix C Error Message Index
Appendix D Advanced Programming Techniques
- D.1 ACCEPT and DISPLAY
  - D.1.1 Background Information
  - D.1.2 Interaction of ACCEPT and DISPLAY
  - D.1.3 Example Using ACCEPT and DISPLAY
  - D.1.4 Generalized ACCEPT Subroutines
    - D.1.4.1 Hardware Display Clear Feature
    - D.1.4.2 Clear Incorrect Data by Displaying Spaces
    - D.1.4.3 Other Desired Features
    - D.1.4.4 Escape Code Sequences as Terminators
- D.2 Direct Access Technique
  - D.2.1 Background Information
  - D.2.2 The Reason for Direct Access
  - D.2.3 How the Direct Access Technique Works in DIBOL
  - D.2.4 Unsorted File
  - D.2.5 Sorted File
  - D.2.6 Rough Table, No Index File
  - D.2.7 Rough Table Plus Index File
  - D.2.8 Summary
  - D.2.9 Record Count
- D.3 Direct Access Notes
  - D.3.1 XMIT Statements (Extending a File)
    - D.3.1.1 Truncating a File
    - D.3.1.2 Appending to a File
    - D.3.1.3 Rewriting a File
- D.4 Numeric Field Verification
- D.5 CHAIN Statement Notes
  - D.5.1 Interaction of CHAIN and INIT (channel, SYS)
  - D.5.2 Transferring Variable Values
  - D.5.3 Multiple CHAIN Entry Points
- D.6 DIBOL Programming of Source Files
  - D.6.1 Operating Procedures
  - D.6.2 Data Division
  - D.6.3 Procedure Division
- D.7 Checkdigit Formula
- D.8 VT50/VT52 Escape Sequences

Company:	Digital Equipment Corporation
Part:	AA-D647A-TA
Date:	1978-10
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