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FLAG (↑ Compiler Control)
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  Directive:    FLAG
 
  Function:     Makes the compiler produce language-level certification
                flags when it finds syntax that is not part of a
                specified dialect of COBOL.
 
  Syntax:
 
     ─┬───┬─┬─────FLAG──"dialect"─┬───────────
        └─/─┘ └─NO──FLAG────────────┘
 
  Parameters:   dialect              A literal identifying the dialect.
 
  Default:      NOFLAG
 
  Phase:        Syntax check
 
  $SET:         Any
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