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COBOL, DATA_DIVISION, ss_screen-description-entry
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A screen description entry describes a video form or a portion of a
video form and specifies the attributes, behavior, size, and location
of screen items within the video form. The screen description entry
is referenced in the Procedure Division by the ACCEPT and DISPLAY
statements
Format 1 - Group Screen Item
level-number [ screen-name ]
[ FILLER ]
[ BLANK_SCREEN ]
[ FOREGROUND-COLOR IS color-num-1 ]
[ BACKGROUND-COLOR IS color-num-2 ]
[ AUTO ]
[ SECURE ]
[ REQUIRED ]
[ [ USAGE IS ] DISPLAY ]
[ [ SIGN IS ] { LEADING } [ SEPARATE CHARACTER ] ]
[ { TRAILING } ]
[ FULL ] .
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Format 2 - Elementary Screen Item
level-number [ screen-name ]
[ FILLER ]
[ BLANK { LINE } ]
[ { SCREEN } ]
[ BELL ]
[ BLINK ]
[ ERASE { EOL } ]
[ { EOS } ]
[ HIGHLIGHT ]
[ LOWLIGHT ]
[ REVERSE-VIDEO ]
[ UNDERLINE ]
[ NUMBER IS [ PLUS ] { identifier-1 } ]
[ { integer-1 } ]
[ NUMBER IS [ PLUS ] {identifier-2 } ]
[ { integer-2 } ]
[ FOREGROUND-COLOR IS color-num-1 ]
[ BACKGROUND-COLOR IS color-num-2 ]
VALUE IS literal-1 .
Format 3 - Elementary Screen Item
level-number [ screen-name ]
[ FILLER ]
[ BLANK { LINE } ]
[ { SCREEN } ]
[ BELL ]
[ BLINK ]
[ ERASE { EOL } ]
[ { EOS } ]
[ HIGHLIGHT ]
[ LOWLIGHT ]
[ REVERSE-VIDEO ]
[ UNDERLINE ]
[ NUMBER IS [ PLUS ] { identifier-1 } ]
[ { integer-1 } ]
[ NUMBER IS [ PLUS ] { identifier-2 } ]
[ { integer-2 } ]
[ FOREGROUND-COLOR IS color-num-1 ]
[ BACKGROUND-COLOR IS color-num-2 ]
{ USING identifier-3 }
{ PICTURE } IS picture-string-1 { {| FROM { identifier-4 } |} }
{ PIC } { {| { literal-1 } |} }
{ {| TO identiier-5 |} }
[ [ USAGE IS ] DISPLAY ]
[ BLANK WHEN ZERO ]
[ { JUSTIFIED } RIGHT ]
[ { JUST } ]
[ [ SIGN IS ] { LEADING } [ SEPARATE CHARACTER ] ]
[ { TRAILING } ]
[ AUTO ]
[ SECURE ]
[ REQUIRED ]
[ FULL ] .