I hear rumors that the compilers that DB2 UDB for z/OS 9 "supports" will have DFP available by the end of 2007. But I believe this means assembler (well, for the precompiler), COBOL, PL/I, REXX and C/C++ only. I'll bet that FORTRAN isn't in that list. (When was VS FORTRAN last updated, anyway?)
Later, Ray -- M. Ray Mullins Roseville, CA, USA http://www.catherdersoftware.com/ http://www.mrmullins.big-bear-city.ca.us/ http://www.the-bus-stops-here.org/ German is essentially a form of assembly language consisting entirely of far calls heavily accented with throaty guttural sounds. ---ilvi French is essentially German with messed-up pronunciation and spelling. --Robert B Wilson English is essentially French converted to 7-bit ASCII. ---Christophe Pierret [for Alain LaBonté] > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Clark Morris > Sent: Wednesday 18 April 2007 10:34 > To: [email protected] > Subject: IS IBM COBOL dead or just not being upgraded for z9? > Re: z9 Hardware update > > On 18 Apr 2007 00:37:29 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: > > >http://tinyurl.com/32lgs6 > > > >Its not dead yet > > Is the COBOL group in IBM on life support? There are announcements > for both XML an hardware decimal floating point yet no hint of COBOL > support ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
