https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=119636
James K. Lowden <jklowden at gcc dot gnu.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|SUSPENDED |ASSIGNED --- Comment #6 from James K. Lowden <jklowden at gcc dot gnu.org> --- I am reopening this PR as requested, but I don't understand why. Are we saying 003300 DATA DIVISION. 003400 FILE SECTION. 003500 FD TFIL. 004800 01 FREC. 004900 03 RKEY PIC X(8). is valid COBOL that defines a file that cannot be written? I suppose RKEY could be used like Working Storage, like any other data-item.