On Feb 19, 2022, at 09:33:25, Bob Raicer wrote: > > <snippet from Paul Gilmartin On Fri, 18 Feb 2022 18:16:26 -0700> > . Which is he using? Do they differ? Is GAAP a requirement? Does > . either Rexx support GAAP? Does COBOL? Does DFP? > <end> > Let me start off by stating: > - I don't know what "GAAP" means.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generally_Accepted_Accounting_Principles_(United_States)> o It's nation/locale sensitive. o I doubt that Rexx conforms. o I'd expect COOBOL to conform. o I can imagine no other motive for DFP. (The Green Card is now 116 pages! Still in shirt-pocket form factor. Fan-fold or stapled? I cab no longer digest the PoOps.) Numerous DFP rounding options. DFP<->packed. EDMK?. Some of them must meet GAAP. Ane I was astonished by "DEFLATE-conversion"! Is PKZip now (optionally) in hardware? -- gil
