LISTING directive

The LISTING directive controls whether or not source text is to be listed.

Format

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>>LISTING {ON | OFF}

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General rules

1. If the compiler does not produce a source text listing (see "COBOL2000 User Guide" [1]), the LISTING directive is ignored; otherwise, the following rules apply:

2. The LISTING directive is executed after the COPY and REPLACE statements.

3. The >>LISTING ON/OFF directive is always listed, even if the listing itself is suppressed by a LISTING directive.

4. If OFF is specified then, except for another LISTING OFF directive, source text will not be listed until a LISTING ON directive is encountered.

5. If ON is specified or implied, source text will be listed until either a LISTING OFF directive is encountered or the end of the compilation group is reached.