On Nov 3, 2007, at 8:05 PM, Clark Morris wrote:
On 30 Oct 2007 09:18:04 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote:
Howard,
Yes, I agree, having the BLLSIZE=0 is the way to go now.
Of course IBM should provide a compile option to default to BLOCK = 0
in the FD statement for COBOL. This is permissible within the COBOL
standard, both 1985 and 2002. We should not have to code it.
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Clark,
You bring up an interesting point. One unfortunately there is
probably no good answer for (at least that will make everyone happy).
I sort of agree with you but I can definitely see where some
companies would not agree to. None the less it would probably be
worth writing up a SHARE requirement for. I would also be interested
to hear how IBM would respond to it (other than a FO). I have not
been part of the requirement process in quite some time, but the last
I was in the loop was that IBM was rather err loose in responding to
requirements. Most of the times that I saw IBM would give a non
answer (to anything but accepted). I guess that is their right but
(to me) it left the audience guessing if IBM really agreed with it or
if they will bury it. I vaguely remember that (when GUIDE submitted
requirements) it was floated around IBM and it usually got to the
right people when they wanted to respond but most of the time it went
into the holding pen in the sky when they didn't want to.
I would think that there would be a rather spirited discussion in the
COBOL Group about the requirement.
Ed
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