X 5.3.6.2.3 Language Elements That Treat Date Fields As Non-Dates

 X If date fields are used in the following language elements, they are

 X treated as non-dates.  That is, the DATE FORMAT is ignored, and the

 X content of the date data item is used without undergoing automatic

 X expansion.

• X In the Environment Division FILE-CONTROL paragraph:
  • X SELECT ... ASSIGN USING data-name
  • X SELECT ... PASSWORD IS data-name
  • X SELECT ... FILE STATUS IS data-name

• X In Data Division entries:
  • X LABEL RECORD IS data-name
  • X LABEL RECORDS ARE data-name
  • X LINAGE IS data-name FOOTING data-name TOP data-name BOTTOM
    X data-name

• X In class conditions

• X In sign conditions

• X In DISPLAY statements

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