IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. PROGRAM-ID. file-io. ENVIRONMENT DIVISION. INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION. FILE-CONTROL. SELECT in-file ASSIGN "input.txt" ORGANIZATION LINE SEQUENTIAL. SELECT OPTIONAL out-file ASSIGN "output.txt" ORGANIZATION LINE SEQUENTIAL. DATA DIVISION. FILE SECTION. FD in-file. 01 in-line PIC X(256). FD out-file. 01 out-line PIC X(256). PROCEDURE DIVISION. DECLARATIVES. in-file-error SECTION. USE AFTER ERROR ON in-file. DISPLAY "An error occurred while using input.txt." GOBACK . out-file-error SECTION. USE AFTER ERROR ON out-file. DISPLAY "An error occurred while using output.txt." GOBACK . END DECLARATIVES. mainline. OPEN INPUT in-file OPEN OUTPUT out-file PERFORM FOREVER READ in-file AT END EXIT PERFORM END-READ WRITE out-line FROM in-line END-PERFORM CLOSE in-file, out-file .