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Date

2026-08-23

Author

James K. Lowden

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2c37ff16ec124891efeba6d413be02b285ac4a0d

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project: gcc
subsystem: cobol
patch_id: —
commit_hash: 2c37ff16ec124891efeba6d413be02b285ac4a0d
source_type: github
headline: Cobol manual explains computation policy for invalid numeric inputs.
tldr: Cobol manual updated to describe handling of invalid numeric data in MOVE and computation statements.
author: James K. Lowden
outcome: committed
performance_win: false
breaking_change: false
series_id: —
series_parts: []
tags: • cobol
• documentation
• numeric
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url: https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc/commit/2c37ff16ec124891efeba6d413be02b285ac4a0d
date: 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z

The Cobol compiler’s manual now details how gcobol handles invalid numeric inputs for MOVE and computation statements. This clarifies the behavior for developers working with numeric data to prevent unexpected errors.