Yes it can - if you have any “long” names or other features that can’t be
supported
in a PDS the binder will produce error messages, etc…
So, as long as your GOFF input is well-behaved, I’m pretty sure it does the
right thing.
- Dave R. -
> On Jan 5, 2016, at 11:12 AM, Farley, Peter x23353
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On 1/5/2016 5:14 AM, Peter Relson wrote:
>>
>> We have never, to my knowledge, encountered any downside to using
>> GOFF. Is there any?
>
> Can the z/OS binder combine GOFF and TXT input into a PDS load module (not
> into a PDSE program object)? I haven't tried this myself, but I would not be
> surprised if it is unsupported.
>
> Some of us are still required to use PDS load module libraries, though the
> eventual move to COBOL V5.x will change that requirement forever.
>
> Peter
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