EXHIBIT (was: OO COBOL - What if ???

"Robert" <no@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:22:06 -0600, LX-i <lxi0007@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

<snip>
I never
understood how EXHIBIT was supposed to be better than DISPLAY - I guess
I was just late to the game. Yes, I removed them when I converted
programs from COBOL 74 to COBOL 85, but it was trivial, IMO.

The advantage was in the NAMED option. EXHIBIT NAMED A B C displayed
A = xxx
B = yyy
C = zzz

Micro Focus still has EXHIBIT .. and also TRACE.

I really liked using EXHIBIT with both NAMED and CHANGED. It was a great help
before interactive debuggers with "monitors" and "breakpoint upon value change"
features.


--
Bill Klein
wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com


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