The ACCEPT statement makes low-volume data available to the program.
The HP extensions to the ACCEPT statement (formats 3, 4 and 5) are
COBOL language additions that facilitate video forms design and data
handling.
Format 4 -
ACCEPT CONTROL KEY IN key-dest-item
{| { line-num } |}
{| FROM LINE NUMBER { line-id [ PLUS [ plus-num ] ] } |}
{| { PLUS [ plus-num ] } |}
{| { column-num } |}
{| FROM COLUMN NUMBER { column-id [ PLUS [ plus-num ] ] } |}
{| { PLUS [ plus-num ] } |}
{| ERASE [TO END OF] { SCREEN } |}
{| { LINE } |}
{| WITH BELL |}
{ [ ON EXCEPTION stment ] [ NOT ON EXCEPTION stment ] }
{ [ AT END stment ] [ NOT AT END stment ] }
[ END-ACCEPT ]
Additional Information:
explode
extract