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1.1.4.5 Comments



A comment is a character-string that can contain any combination of characters from the character set of the computer. It has no effect on the execution of the program. There are two forms of comments:

Comment entry (Identification Division)
This form is described under "Optional Paragraphs" in topic 3.1.4.

Comment line (Any division)
This form is described under "Comment Lines" in topic 1.3.5.2.


X Character-strings that form comments can contain:


X Multiple comment lines containing DBCS/EUC strings are allowed. The
X embedding of DBCS/EUC characters in a comment line must be done on a
X line-by-line basis. DBCS/EUC words cannot be continued to a following
X line. No syntax checking for valid DBCS/EUC strings is provided in
X comment lines.

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