COBOL Source Code Formatter

The COBOLFormatter tool reorganizes COBOL source text files to neatly indent code blocks according to their nesting level. It is a member of SD's family of Source Code Formatters.

COBOL Formatter Features

• Formatted code compiles and executes exactly like unformatted code
• Specification of indentation step distance
• Specification of arbitrary input tab column positions
• Options to
• place line break before arithmetic operators: + - * / **
• place line break before logical operators: OR AND
• place line break before relational operators: < <= = >= > and NOT
• place line break before reference modifications
• place line breaks before subscripts
• Can process batches of files, specified either manually or through a Java-based file-selector GUI.

Source File Browser

The COBOL Source File Browser not only formats COBOL for web pages but also provides a hyperlinked cross reference for every identifier, leading to its definition point and complete list of references to the identifier. COBOL example ZIP file (190Kb)

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