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gnucobol-mainframe-batch
GnuCOBOL toolchain pointers for mainframe-style batch programs (LINE/RECORD SEQUENTIAL files, PIC clauses, cobc build flags).
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# GnuCOBOL mainframe batch
## Compile and run
```bash
cobc -x -free -o prog PROG.cbl
./prog
```
`-free` allows `*>` comments and free-form source. File names in `SELECT`
are resolved relative to the program's run directory.
```cobol
SELECT DETAIL-FILE ASSIGN TO "TRAN.DAT"