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* '''ANS COBOL 1968''' is the first COBOL standard and was published by [[ANSI]]. It was created to improve compatibility between the different versions of the language.
* '''COBOL 1974''' added a few more features to the language, including the ability to <code>ACCEPT</code> the date, day and time, and the file organization clause.
* '''COBOL 1985''' added many new features to COBOL, notably including: scope terminators (<code>END-IF</code>, <code>END-READ</code>, etc.), the <code>EVALUATE</code> verb, the <code>CONTINUE</code> verb, inline <code>PERFORM</code> statements, the ability to pass arguments by content, and the deprecation of the infamous <code>ALTER</code> verb. This standard was followed by
* '''COBOL 2002''' is the current version of COBOL and was published by [[ISO]] as ISO/IEC 1989. It included a host of new features, most notably including object-oriented programming. However, there were also other features, including: floating-point support, portable arithmetic results, pointers, calling conventions to other languages, function prototypes, [[XML]] facilities and support for execution within framework environments. This standard has suffered frm poor vendors support, due to little commercial demand for the new features.<ref>John Billman & Huib Klink, 'Thoughts on the Future of COBOL Standardization', [http://www.cobolstandard.info/j4/files/08-0034.pdf]</ref>
* '''COBOL 201X''' is the next version of the standard version of the standard and the final draft is expected to be published in 2014. It will likely include outstanding technical reports which include object finalization and a collection class library.
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