Editing Cobol programming standards (section)

= COBOL Programming Standard =
'''Generic Baseline for GnuCOBOL + PostgreSQL Projects'''

Version 1.0 &nbsp;|&nbsp; 2026 &nbsp;|&nbsp; AI Lab

Derived from: pgcobol project artefacts, GnuCOBOL Programmer's Guide, Broadcom COBOL Coding Standards, MainframeMaster best practices.

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== Contents ==

# [[COBOL Std 1 Purpose and Scope|1. Purpose and Scope]]
# [[COBOL Std 2 Source-Code Layout|2. Source-Code Layout]]
# [[COBOL Std 3 Comment Standards|3. Comment Standards]]
# [[COBOL Std 4 Naming Conventions|4. Naming Conventions]]
# [[COBOL Std 5 Program Structure|5. Program Structure]]
# [[COBOL Std 6 Embedded SQL Standards GixSQL EXEC SQL|6. Embedded SQL Standards (GixSQL / EXEC SQL)]]
# [[COBOL Std 7 Error Handling|7. Error Handling]]
# [[COBOL Std 8 Data Definition Rules|8. Data Definition Rules]]
# [[COBOL Std 9 Output Formatting Rules|9. Output Formatting Rules]]
# [[COBOL Std 10 Configuration and Credentials|10. Configuration and Credentials]]
# [[COBOL Std 11 Build and Compilation|11. Build and Compilation]]
# [[COBOL Std 12 Common Defect Patterns Lessons from pgcobol|12. Common Defect Patterns (Lessons from pgcobol)]]
# [[COBOL Std Appendix A Approved Abbreviations|Appendix A — Approved Abbreviations]]

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''COBOL Programming Standard v1.0''
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