> You're right: seems to be all about COBOL function names. No idea what value is appropriate/required here, though.
if this is about COBOL internal function names: ISO says and GnuCOBOL therefore defines /* Maximum length of COBOL words */ #define COB_MAX_WORDLEN 63 Note that _externalized_ words (like function names) _can_ be longer (that limit is implementor-defined). If that is about the names of the functions generated by gcobol - you could have a look at the externalized symbols of libgcobol. For both 2 + 3 I think 255 is much more than enough, 127 is likely also enough... Kind regards, Simon
