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Author Re: Cobol language dictionary page -- assignment complete?
Richard

2005-10-26, 9:55 pm

> Since error messages sometimes reference lines by numbers it is not just
> a useless exercise to number the lines.

I found that line numbers were really useful - when source code was on
boxes of punched cards. Now (for the last quarter century) I have a
text editor that will go directly to any given line number.

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