Cobol programming standards

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COBOL Programming Standard

Generic Baseline for GnuCOBOL + PostgreSQL Projects

Version 1.0  |  2026  |  AI Lab

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

Contents

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

COBOL Programming Standard v1.0

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