Data Division Overview
The Data Division is the first functional section of all Internet Basic
programs. It appears before the I/O Format Division and the
Procedure Division. The statements in the Data Division define
all the data variables in the current Internet Basic program. The definition
of each variable includes its:
- name
- type
- length
- classification
Also see Data Division Statements.
Note: Comet includes a number of system variables
that may be used in an Internet Basic program without being defined in the Data
Division.