RosettaCodeData/Task/Memory-allocation/COBOL/memory-allocation.cobol

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COBOL

PROGRAM-ID. memory-allocation.
DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
01 based-data PIC X(20) VALUE "Hello, World!"
BASED.
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
*> INITIALIZED sets the data item to the VALUE.
ALLOCATE based-data INITIALIZED
DISPLAY based-data
FREE based-data
GOBACK
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