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first_cobol_hello.cbl
*> setup the identification division
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
*> setup the program id
PROGRAM-ID. HELLO.
*> setup the procedure division (like 'main' function)
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
*> print a string
DISPLAY 'WILLKOMMEN'.
*> end our program
STOP RUN.
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saw303 commented Sep 10, 2019

There is a typo in https://gist.github.com/yvan/43f979b4e3e9ebcd11b1d602208b8446#file-first_cobol_hello-cbl-L8

DISPLAY 'WILLKOMMEN'.

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yvan commented Sep 10, 2019

fixed.

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saw303 commented Sep 10, 2019

Wow, that was fast :)

FYI: Now your blog post is out of sync https://medium.com/@yvanscher/7-cobol-examples-with-explanations-ae1784b4d576

Should output:
WILKOMMEN

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yvan commented Sep 10, 2019

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