> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of John McKown > > On Fri, 6 Feb 2009 07:53:03 -0600, Chase, John wrote: > > <snip> > >This thread should also reinforce the notion, "If you want it done > >right, do it yourself." IOW, if you want GETMAINed storage to be > >"clean", then "clean" it yourself, every time you GETMAIN. > > > > -jc- > > I generally agree. However, IIRC, the PL/I compiler did this type of > operation long ago. And when somebody would specify large buffers, then the > compiler would cause a large paging spike due to initializing a couple of > meg(?) of storage to x'00'.
BICR the OS/VS COBOL compiler did that, too. Then along came VS/COBOL-II which didn't, unless the WSCLEAR option was specified or tailored in the installation defaults. Now we have LE, which provides STORAGE(xx,...). "Institutionalized" habits, good or bad, are nearly impossible to change, especially when a "permanent crutch" is provided..... -jc- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
