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Jordan
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Posted: Jul 24, 2026, 8:29 AM
Tried // and # like other languages. Compiler yelled. What is the actual way to comment a line? And can I do mid-line comments?
Thread: COBOL
How do comments work in COBOL?
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Susan
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Posted: Jul 24, 2026, 9:29 AM
Column 7 with * comments the whole line (fixed format). Or *> for a free-form / inline style comment depending on your compiler options.
On z/OS Enterprise COBOL, * in col 7 is what most of our old code uses.
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Jordan
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- in column 7 worked. I had it in column 8 like an idiot.
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