For a discussion of the "simplified" TEST compiler option with Enterprise COBOL V4.1, see: http://publibfp.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/igy3mg40/5.5.5
"Steve Comstock" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>... > Jousma, David wrote: > > XMLSS actually broke one of our application's programs. They had to > > re-compile to change it to COMPAT for that program to make the > > application work properly. Also, in COBOL 3.4, we used to specify > > TEST=(NONE,NOSYM). There is no equivalent in 4.1 other than to specify > > TEST=NO. Anything else, you get the full debug symbol table buried in > > your load module, bloating it severely. > > Hmmm. The XML problem / bug should be reported if you haven't > already. As far as TEST, yes, the syntax changed a bit. Consider > this: TEST(NOHOOK,SEPARATE) on a PROCESS statement > > this will save your symbol table in an external file at compile > time; you need to supply a compile-time DD statement named > SYSDEBUG that points to where you want to store the symbol table; > the name of the file will be stored in your object code, so it > has practically no impact on the size of your load module; if your > program abends, the symbol table will be dynamically allocated > in order to provide a formatted dump of the data division. > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Dave Jousma > > Assistant Vice President, Mainframe Services > > [email protected] > > 1830 East Paris, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 MD RSCB1G > > p 616.653.8429 > > f 616.653.8497 > > > Kind regards, > > -Steve Comstock > The Trainer's Friend, Inc. > > 303-393-8716 > http://www.trainersfriend.com > > z/OS Application development made easier > * Our classes include > + How things work > + Programming examples with realistic applications > + Starter / skeleton code > + Complete working programs > + Useful utilities and subroutines > + Tips and techniques > > ==> Check out the Trainer's Friend Store to purchase z/OS <== > ==> application developer toolkits. Sample code in four <== > ==> programming languages, JCL to Assemble or compile, <== > ==> bind and test. <== > ==> http://www.trainersfriend.com/TTFStore/index.html <== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
