Re: Alternative COBOL "telco" source program

From: robin (robin_v_at_bigpond.mapson.com)
Date: 05/27/04 

Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 03:23:20 GMT

From: "Michael Mattias" <michael.mattias@gte.net>, SBC http://yahoo.sbc.com
Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 12:09:48 GMT
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| Some of these "can'ts" are so incredibly banal...
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They all are.
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| e.g., # 18 "CANT find last
| word index in trailing blank text using a loop <= 3 statements."
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Not only can this be done in PL/I,
it can be done by a beginner.
Furthermore, it can be done in PL/I in one statement.
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| Michael Mattias

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