Re: MAINFRAME SHOP STANDARDS

From: Robert Wagner (spamblocker-robert_at_wagner.net)
Date: 12/08/04 

Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 05:02:07 GMT

On 7 Dec 2004 18:40:20 -0800, "Richard" <riplin@Azonic.co.nz> wrote:

>> The 'non-standard extensions' (to '85) are in the CURRENT Cobol
>> Standard, and supported by both Micro Focus and Fujitsu.
>
>No they aren't. For example the EVALUATE that is not allowed is
>rejected by Fujitsu (based on actual testing):
>
>JMN2535I-S WORD '=' CANNOT BE SPECIFIED IN EVALUATE STATEMENT.

You're right. The POINT of the shop standard was don't deviate from
the spec. Evaluate was an example. I should have used a conforming
example.

>Being in the current standard is irrelevant until compilers for that
>standard are generally available and have been moved into production
>use.

Some of the prohibitions have been in place 20 years: COPY ..
REPLACING, REDEFINES, no periods, ctc.

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