> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Fochtman > Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 3:04 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: replacing SAS for SMF reports? [snip] > Let me point out that PL/1 lends itself very nicely to > processing of SMF > data, with offset variables, etc. It's a little more work > than just SAS > processing, but the various data types in PL/1 can map SMF data > variables very nicely. SAS was very effectively priced out of > our shop > long ago, and they were not willing to negotiate at all on > the pricing > issue. >
I would love to try C or PL/I. But all we have are HLASM and COBOL. Oh, and the current "freebies" such as Java (which nobody but me has much familiarity with), REXX, Perl, and maybe some others. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
