Report Writer language items affected

The following Report Writer language items are accepted by Enterprise COBOL only when the Report Writer precompiler is installed:
  • GENERATE statement
  • INITIATE statement
  • LINE-COUNTER special register
  • Start of changeAlphanumeric literal IS mnemonic-nameEnd of change
  • PAGE-COUNTER special register
  • PRINT-SWITCH special register
  • REPORT clause of FD entry
  • REPORT SECTION
  • TERMINATE statement
  • USE BEFORE REPORTING declarative
The Report Writer Precompiler is described in Conversion tools for source programs