COBOL compiler options
You can direct and control your compilation by using compiler options or by using compiler-directing statements (compiler directives).
Compiler options affect the aspects of your program that are listed in the table below. The linked-to information for each option provides the syntax for specifying the option and describes the option, its parameters, and its interaction with other parameters.
| Aspect of your program | Compiler option | Default | Option abbreviations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Source language | APOST/QUOTE | QUOTE |
APOST | Q |
| ARITH | ARITH(COMPAT) |
AR(C | E) |
|
| CICS | NOCICS |
None | |
| CODEPAGE | CODEPAGE(1140) |
CP(ccsid) |
|
| CURRENCY | NOCURRENCY |
CURR | NOCURR |
|
| DBCS | DBCS |
None | |
| NSYMBOL | NSYMBOL(NATIONAL) |
NS(DBCS | NAT) |
|
| NUMBER | NONUMBER |
NUM | NONUM |
|
| QUALIFY | QUALIFY(COMPAT) |
QUA(C | E) |
|
| SEQUENCE | SEQUENCE |
SEQ | NOSEQ |
|
| SQL | NOSQL |
None | |
| SQLCCSID | SQLCCSID |
SQLC | NOSQLC |
|
| SQLIMS | NOSQLIMS |
None | |
| SUPPRESS | SUPPRESS |
SUPP |
|
| WORD | NOWORD |
WD | NOWD |
|
| XMLPARSE | XMLPARSE(XMLSS) |
XP(X) | XP(C) |
|
| Date processing | INTDATE | INTDATE(ANSI) |
None |
 Maps and listings |
CONDCOMP |
CONDCOMP(NOSKIPSRC) |
CC(SKIPS | NOSKIPS) |
| LANGUAGE | LANGUAGE(ENGLISH) |
LANG(EN | UE | JA | JP) |
|
| LINECOUNT | LINECOUNT(60) |
LC |
|
| LIST | NOLIST |
None | |
| MAP | NOMAP |
None | |
| OFFSET | NOOFFSET |
OFF | NOOFF |
|
| SOURCE | SOURCE |
S | NOS |
|
| SPACE | SPACE(1) |
None | |
| TERMINAL | NOTERMINAL |
TERM | NOTERM |
|
| VBREF | NOVBREF |
None | |
| XREF | XREF(FULL) |
X | NOX |
|
| Object deck generation | COMPILE | NOCOMPILE(S) |
C | NOC |
| COPYRIGHT | NOCOPYRIGHT |
CPYR | NOCPYR |
|
| DECK | NODECK |
D | NOD |
|
| NAME | NONAME, or NAME(NOALIAS) if
only NAME is specified |
None | |
| OBJECT | OBJECT |
OBJ | NOOBJ |
|
| PGMNAME | PGMNAME(COMPAT) |
PGMN(CO | LU | LM) |
|
| SERVICE | NOSERVICE |
SERV | NOSERV |
|
| Object code control | ADV | ADV |
None |
| AFP | AFP(NOVOLATILE) |
None | |
| ARCH | |
None | |
| AWO | NOAWO |
None | |
| BLOCK0 | NOBLOCK0 |
None | |
| DEFINE | NODEFINE |
DEF | NODEF |
|
| DISPSIGN | DISPSIGN(COMPAT) |
DS(S | C) |
|
| DLL | NODLL |
None | |
| EXPORTALL | NOEXPORTALL |
EXP | NOEXP |
|
| FASTSRT | NOFASTSRT |
FSRT | NOFSRT |
|
| HGPR | HGPR(PRESERVE) |
None | |
| INITIAL | NOINITIAL |
None | |
| INLINE | INLINE |
INL | NOINL |
|
| INVDATA | NOINVDATA |
NOINV
| INVD(FNC | NOFNC,CS | NOCS) |
|
| JAVAIOP |
NOJAVAIOP |
JIOP | NOJIOP |
|
| LP | LP(32) |
None |
|
| MAXPCF | MAXPCF(100000) |
None | |
| NUMCHECK | NONUMCHECK |
NC | NONC |
|
| NUMPROC | NUMPROC(NOPFD) |
None | |
| OPTIMIZE | OPTIMIZE(0) |
OPT(n) |
|
| OUTDD | OUTDD(SYSOUT) |
OUT |
|
| PARMCHECK | NOPARMCHECK |
PC | NOPC |
|
| TRUNC | TRUNC(STD) |
None | |
| TUNE |
TUNE(10) if ARCH is
not specified. The default TUNE level must match
the ARCH level if ARCH is specified. |
None |
|
| VLR | VLR(STD) |
VLR(C | S) |
|
| ZONECHECK | NOZONECHECK |
NOZC | ZC(MSG) | ZC(ABD) |
|
| ZONEDATA | ZONEDATA(PFD) |
ZD(PFD) |
ZD(MIG) | ZD(NOPFD) |
|
| ZWB | ZWB |
None | |
| Virtual storage usage | BUFSIZE | 4096 | BUF |
| DATA | DATA(31) |
None | |
| DYNAM | NODYNAM |
DYN | NODYN |
|
| RENT | RENT |
None | |
| RMODE | AUTO |
None | |
| STGOPT | NOSTGOPT |
SO | NOSO |
|
| Debugging and diagnostics | DIAGTRUNC | NODIAGTRUNC |
DTR | NODTR |
| DUMP | NODUMP |
DU | NODU |
|
| FLAG | FLAG(I,I) |
F | NOF |
|
| FLAGSTD | NOFLAGSTD |
None | |
| INITCHECK | NOINITCHECK |
IC | NOIC |
|
| RULES | NORULES |
RULES(ENDP,EVENP,LXPRF,SLCKB,OOM)
| RULES(NOENDP,NOEVENP,NOLXPRF,NOSLCKB,NOOOM,NOUNRA
| NOUNRS) |
|
| SSRANGE | NOSSRANGE |
SSR(ZLEN
| NOZLEN,MSG | ABD) | NOSSR |
|
| TEST | NOTEST |
None | |
| Other | ADATA | NOADATA |
None |
| COPYLOC | NOCOPYLOC |
CPLC |
|
| EXIT | NOEXIT |
NOEX | EX(INX
| NOINX, LIBX | NOLIBX, PRTX | NOPRTX, ADX
| NOADX, MSGX | NOMSGX) |
|
| MDECK | NOMDECK |
NOMD | MD | MD(C | NOC) |
|
| OPTFILE | None | None | |
| SMARTBIN | SMARTBIN when LP(32) is
in effect.SMARTBIN is not supported
when LP(64) is in effect. |
None | |
| THREAD | NOTHREAD |
None | |
| VSAMOPENFS | VSAMOPENFS(COMPAT) |
VS(C | S) |
Installation defaults: The default compiler options that were set up when your compiler was installed are in effect for your program unless you override those options. (In some installations, certain compiler options are fixed so that you cannot override them. If you have problems with the default options, contact your system administrator.) To determine which are the default options, run a test compilation without specifying any compiler options. The output listing lists the default options in effect at your site.
Nonoverridable options: In some installations, certain compiler options are fixed so that you cannot override them. If you have problems with those options, contact your system administrator.
Option specification: Compiler options and suboptions are not case sensitive.
Performance considerations: The AFP, ARCH, ARITH, AWO, BLOCK0, DYNAM, FASTSRT, HGPR, MAXPCF, NUMCHECK, NUMPROC, OPTIMIZE, PARMCHECK, RENT, SQLCCSID, SSRANGE, STGOPT, TEST, THREAD, TRUNC, ZONECHECK, and INVDATA compiler options can affect runtime
performance.