In a message dated 12/13/2006 9:30:37 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
And there's no concern of consistency -- there's no need to make the behavior of the compiler when called from a program passing PARM>100 characters consistent with its behavior when loaded as >> For those with short memories and lazy fingers. I put together a short zoomerang survey a few months ago. Published the results here and sent pretty picture to IBM. Never heard back one way or the other. This is .csv format should be able to cut and paste into Excel or Lotus. <-------Start .csv ------> Management Concerns,,,,, ,1,2,3,4,5 ,Strongly agree,Disagree,Neutral,Agree,Strongly Agree 1. We need this feature,0%,6%,21%,33%,40% ,0,4,14,22,27 2. Current programs and systems should continue to run unaltered,1%,0%,3%,15%,81% ,1,0,2,10,54 3. This feature should not open integrity exposure;i.e. buffer overrun,1%,4%,3%,21%,70% ,1,3,2,14,47 4. This option should be customizable by site.,12%,13%,34%,25%,15% ,8,9,23,17,10 5. This option should be OPER setable.,21%,18%,36%,18%,7% ,14,12,24,12,5 6. This should be a SHARE requirement,0%,12%,43%,22%,22% ,0,8,29,15,15 Implementation concerns,,,,, ,1,2,3,4,5 ,Strongly agree,Disagree,Neutral,Agree,Strongly Agree "1. Add DDNAME support, leave length alone.",39%,30%,18%,4%,9% ,26,20,12,3,6 2. Add DDNAME support and extend length.,31%,16%,30%,13%,9% ,21,11,20,9,6 3. Extend length without DDNAME.,8%,9%,21%,26%,36% ,5,6,14,17,24 4. Add a syntax scanner for PARM files.,11%,11%,59%,15%,5% ,7,7,39,10,3 Sysprog concerns,,,,, ,1,2,3,4,5 ,Strongly agree,Disagree,Neutral,Agree,Strongly Agree 1. New PARM in IAESYS to set.,8%,15%,33%,36%,8% ,5,10,22,24,5 2. New system command to toggle.,9%,24%,41%,17%,9% ,6,16,27,11,6 3. Implemented in future release,2%,2%,35%,41%,21% ,1,1,23,27,14 4. Not retro'd to previous releases,3%,17%,40%,28%,12% ,2,11,26,18,8 5. New bit to query for PARM length,14%,15%,28%,34%,9% ,9,10,18,22,6 6. Backout scenarios should be documented,6%,0%,27%,50%,17% ,4,0,17,32,11 This survey,,,,, ,1,2,3,4,5 ,Strongly agree,Disagree,Neutral,Agree,Strongly Agree Like to see more,0%,2%,47%,36%,15% ,0,1,28,21,9 Wish it were more detailed,0%,13%,58%,17%,11% ,0,7,31,9,6 Wish it were more detailed Need questions about desired length: that's the crux of the issue!!! Like to see more The parm length should NOT exceed x'7fff' under any circumstances as far too many old programs will break. Wish it were more detailed Length question was ignored "Like to see more limit to 32K, within 1/2 word value currently presented." "Wish it were more detailed Should ask about length issues, binder setting, APF program issues, etc." Like to see more A very fast and simple way to have a community position of a particular issue. Wish it were more detailed Some items could have explanation to suppres any doubt. Like to see more only if the ability to extend the parameter options were truly modifiable and will be used by those who really think that they need to extend the parameter beyond 100 characters <----------.csv end------------> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
