Re: Called Module with File Access - where to Close

On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 22:05:21 -0500, "HeyBub" <heybubNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>Chuck Stevens wrote:
>> "HeyBub" <heybubNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:11dq1d1pganit74@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>> What's "awful" about ENTRY?
>>
>> One thing about ENTRY is that it ties the architecture of the
>> *program* to the architecture of the *system*. ENTRY is not part of
>> standard COBOL (be it '68, '74, '85, '02 or even the current working
>> draft for the '08 standard) and an application that is dependent on
>> the presence of this syntax will not compile in any environment
>> *except* those that support this particular vendor extension.
>
>That notion has been banded about, like, forever. In over thirty years of
>COBOL programming, I've yet to run into anyone who gives a fig. But, of
>course, I don't get out much. Does anyone know of a vendor who does NOT
>support this extension? Do they have any business?
Liant RM/COBOL do not support it, and they DO have MANY business.

IBM AS400 COBOL/400 and ILE-COBOL do not support it either (as Bill
mentioned on another thread)

Not sure now, but AcuCOBOL didn't support it either.

hope this answer your question.


Frederico Fonseca
ema il: frederico_fonseca at syssoft-int.com
.

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