This section describes some of the advanced options that are available for COBOL.
Options are available for COBOL for changing Syntax Indent and Syntax Expansion styles. To access these options, from the main menu, click Window → SlickEdit Preferences → Languages, expand Mainframe Languages > Cobol, then click Cobol Formatting Options.
Note
Languages similar to COBOL may have similar Formatting Options screens that are not specifically documented.
The following options are available:
Keyword case - Specifies the case of keywords used by Syntax Expansion. If Auto case keywords is selected, the case of keywords are changed to the keyword case specified when you type them. For example, when you type the word "procedure" and the Keyword case is set to Upper case, the editor changes "procedure" to "PROCEDURE". The hyperlink indicates if Adaptive Formatting is on or off for this setting.
Syntax - Select the type of syntax to use. COBOL 74 and COBOL 2000 syntax are mutually exclusive options.
Embedded SQL Dialect - Specifies the specific type of SQL that is embedded in your COBOL source. This affects embedded SQL-language color coding.
Line Numbering - Choose the line numbering style from the following options:
COBOL style line numbering - When selected, expect line numbers in columns one through six when renumbering lines.
SPF style line numbering - When selected, expect line numbers in columns 73 through 80 when renumbering lines.