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 ]

1  –  line-num

  is a numeric literal that specifies a line position on the terminal
  screen.  Line-num must be a positive integer.  It cannot be zero.

2  –  line-id

  is the identifier of a data item that provides a line position on the
  terminal screen.

3  –  column-num

  is a numeric literal that specifies a column position on the terminal
  screen.  Column-num must be a positive integer.  It cannot be zero.

4  –  column-id

  is the identifier of a data item that provides a column position on
  the terminal screen.

5  –  plus-num

  is a numeric literal that increments the current value for line or
  column position, or that increments the value of line-id or
  column-id.  Plus-num can be zero or a positive integer.

6  –  key-dest-item

  is the identifier of a data item that defines a control key.
  Key-dest-item must specify an alphanumeric data item at least four
  characters in length.

7  –  stment

  is an imperative statement executed for an AT END, NOT AT END,
  ON EXCEPTION or NOT ON EXCEPTION condition.