The USE statement specifies Declarative procedures to handle
input/output errors and database exception conditions. It can also
specify procedures to be executed before the program processes a
specific report group.
These procedures supplement the standard procedures in the COBOL
Run-Time System and OpenVMS RMS.
Format 1 -
{ {file-name} ...}
{ INPUT }
USE [GLOBAL] AFTER STANDARD {EXCEPTION }PROCEDURE ON{ OUTPUT }.
{ERROR } { I-O }
{ EXTEND }
1 – file-name
is the name of a file connector described in a file description entry in a Data Division. It cannot refer to a sort or merge file.