6.2.40.1 "COBOL Language Reference" IBM Library Server

6.2.40.1 ADVANCING Phrase

The ADVANCING phrase controls positioning of the output record on the page.

>_Workstation_> Under AIX, OS/2, and Windows, when using WRITE ADVANCING
X with environment names C01-C012 or S01-S05, one line is advanced. For
X line sequential files, the BEFORE phrase is not supported.

Under OS/2, the BEFORE and AFTER phrases are not supported for Btrieve files. <_Workstation_<

>_Host_> Under OS/390, the BEFORE and AFTER phrases are not supported for VSAM files. QSAM files are sequentially organized. The ADVANCING and END-OF-PAGE phrases control the vertical positioning of each line on a
X printed page. As an IBM extension, you can specify the ADVANCING PAGE and
X END-OF-PAGE phrases in a single WRITE statement.

If the printed page is held on an intermediate device (a disk, for example), the format can appear different than the expected output when it is edited or browsed. <_Host_<

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6.2.40.1 ADVANCING Phrase

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