W$STATUS works with the ACUCOBOL-GT Web plug-in. It tells the runtime to display a text message in the browser's status bar. See the separate Acucorp document, A Programmer's Guide to the Internet, for information about the Web plug-in.
Usage
CALL "W$STATUS" USING STATUS-MESSAGE
Parameter
STATUS-MESSAGE PIC X(n)
Contains the message to be displayed in the browser's status bar.
Important
This routine is available only when the calling COBOL program is running in a Web browser window via the ACUCOBOL-GT Web plug-in. The routine is not available to programs run by the standard runtime when the standard runtime is executed by a Web browser. The RETURN-CODE register is set to "1" after a successful call and set to "0" if this routine is unavailable.