FILTER IS A GENERALIZED COBOL FILTER PROGRAM DESIGNED TO CONVERT COBOL PROGRAMS TO DECSYSTEM-10 FORMAT. IT ASSUMES THE ORIGINAL SOURCE PROGRAM IS ON DSK IN ASCII MODE WITH SEQUENCE NUMBERS. THE PROGRAM CREATES A NEW SOURCE PROGRAM WITH NO SEQUENCE NUMBERS UNLESS REQUESTED. ALL FILES WILL HAVE STANDARD LABELS AND BE ASSIGNED TO LOGICAL DEVICES. OTHER INCOMPATIBILITIES WILL BE CHANGED AND/OR FLAGGED.