yes - and it has always been that way. You do not have to recompile your programs just because you have a new DB2 release nor do you have to relink them. With V8, there is a suggestion that it is best to REBIND them, but that is still not a requirement.
There are DB2 programs that have not been precompiled or compiled in a decade and still run. Yes the generated code (mostly the generated plist) has version identifiers in it and as far as I know, IBM will take an apar if the program doesn't work. Now if you want to precompile on V8 and run on V7, NO, that is not supported. And even if you do some of the hodge podge workarounds such as BIND COPY from V8 to V7, it still doesn't work. Mike On 2/15/07, Charles Mills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yeah, I know there's a DB2 list. Does anyone know if it is legal and possible to pre-compile (separate or integrated co-processor) a COBOL program under DB2 V7, and then bind and run it under DB2 V8? (This is intended as a technology question, not a licensing question. By "legal" I mean do the technical specs allow it; I'm assuming proper IBM product licenses are in place.) Thanks, Charles Mills ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
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