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== Why is this an issue?
OS/VS COBOL accepted the ``++EXHIBIT++`` statement, but IBM Enterprise COBOL does not. With IBM Enterprise COBOL, the ``++DISPLAY++`` statement must be used instead.
=== Noncompliant code example
[source,cobol]
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IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. foo.
DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
01 WS-FOO PIC X(42).
01 WS-BAR PIC X(42).
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
* Non-Compliant
EXHIBIT NAMED WS-FOO WS-BAR.
END PROGRAM foo.
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=== Compliant solution
[source,cobol]
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IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. foo.
DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
01 WS-FOO PIC X(42).
01 WS-BAR PIC X(42).
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
* Compliant
DISPLAY "WS-FOO = " WS-FOO
"WS-BAR = " WS-BAR.
END PROGRAM foo.
----