例題
[C1423.cob] 000001 IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. 000002 PROGRAM-ID. C1423. 000003 ENVIRONMENT DIVISION. 000004 DATA DIVISION. 000005 WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. 000006 01 A PIC +9.9(20)E+99. 000007 PROCEDURE DIVISION. 000008 STOP RUN.
C1423.cob 6: JMN1423I-S 外部浮動小数点項目のPICTURE文字列で,仮数の数字のけた数は1以上16以下でなければなりません.PICTURE +9.E+99とみなします.