I would suggest you also join the Cobol language news group

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You did not state the operating system you are running under (z/OS V1.??) or the version of Cobol you are using..

Basically, look at the JCL that is created.  Depending on your compiler JCL, it may go to a temp data set.  I would review the JCL expansion and see what is happening.

You can get to this link to see what this procedure does

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/pdthelp/v1r1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.entcobol4.doc/rpmvs05.htm

or the Cobol library on the IBM website

Language Guide http://publibfp.boulder.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/igy3lr40.pdf

Programmer’s Guide http://publibfp.boulder.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/igy3pg40.pdf

But basically because the procedure ends in a “C” it mean compile only.  So it is more or less a way to compile your source without executing it to find any errors you may have when you coded the source.

Your JCL should look something like this

//IGYWC  PROC  LNGPRFX='IGY.V3R4M0',SYSLBLK=3200

//*

//*  COMPILE A COBOL PROGRAM

//*

//*  PARAMETER  DEFAULT VALUE    USAGE

//*   SYSLBLK   3200             BLKSIZE FOR OBJECT DATA SET

//*   LNGPRFX   IGY.V3R4M0       PREFIX FOR LANGUAGE DATA SET NAMES

//*

//*  CALLER MUST SUPPLY //COBOL.SYSIN DD . . .

//*

//COBOL  EXEC PGM=IGYCRCTL,REGION=2048K

//STEPLIB  DD  DSNAME=&LNGPRFX..SIGYCOMP,          (1)

//             DISP=SHR

//SYSPRINT DD  SYSOUT=*

//SYSLIN   DD  DSNAME=&&LOADSET,UNIT=SYSDA,

//             DISP=(MOD,PASS),SPACE=(TRK,(3,3)),

//             DCB=(BLKSIZE=&SYSLBLK)

//SYSUT1   DD  UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,(1,1))

//SYSUT2   DD  UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,(1,1))

//SYSUT3   DD  UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,(1,1))

//SYSUT4   DD  UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,(1,1))

//SYSUT5   DD  UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,(1,1))        (2)

//SYSUT6   DD  UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,(1,1))

//SYSUT7   DD  UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,(1,1))

   (1)   STEPLIB can be installation-dependent.

(2)  SYSUT5 is needed only if the LIB option is used.

Lizette