Re: MF having issues?



Jeff York<ralf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 02/28/06 4:55 PM >>>
"HeyBub" <heybubNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I wish that we hadn't, I like COBOL as a language and it's the best
fit for the software that we produce, but the level of runtime fees
makes the product completely uneconomic.

What do you use, if not COBOL?

Just wondering...

Frank


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Frank Swarbrick
Senior Developer/Analyst - Mainframe Applications
FirstBank Data Corporation - Lakewood, CO USA
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