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     Use the COBOL Dialect dialog box to choose the dialect of COBOL
     syntax recognized by the compiler. The base dialect is ANSI 74
     with extensions.
 
     Option                          Dialect
 
     ANSI'85 without Nested Programs  ANSI'85 Standard syntax without
                                      nested program support.
 
                                      Command-line directive: ANS85
 
     ANSI'85 with Nested Programs     Support for nested programs.
 
                                      Command-line directive: NESTCALL
 
     IBM OS/VS COBOL                  IBM OS/VS COBOL syntax.
 
                                      Command-line directive: OSVS
 
     IBM VS COBOL II                  IBM VS COBOL II Release 3 syntax.
 
                                      Command-line directive: VSC2
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