Yes, and (my) VSE does have my BITMAN subroutine that allows COBOL programmers to twiddle bits in COBOL.
Sincerely, Dave Clark On Fri, Feb 13, 2026 at 1:57 PM Tony Thigpen <[email protected]> wrote: > > But, VSE does have: > CEESICLR—Bit Clear > CEESISET—Bit Set > CEESISHF—Bit Shift > CEESITST—Bit Test > > Although, I rather use my own simpler callable assembler routines that > don't have the LE overhead. But, to be fair, Your talking halfwords that > can easily be handled in a small cobol copybook procedure. > > Tony Thigpen > President > Thigpen Enterprises > > David Clark wrote on 2/13/26 1:28 PM: > >>> Well, Enterprise COBOL V6.x now has functions... > > > > Cheers for Enterprise COBOL. We have VSE COBOL. ;-) > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Dave Clark > > -- > > int.ext: 91078 > > direct: (937) 531-6378 > > home: (937) 751-3300 > > > > Winsupply Group Services > > 3110 Kettering Boulevard > > Dayton, Ohio 45439 USA > > (937) 294-5331 > >
