http://sourceforge.net/projects/universalcobol/
On 22 January 2014 22:41, Graham Hobbs <[email protected]> wrote: > What of GNU COBOL? Is free. > Graham Hobbs > > > On 22/01/2014 4:48 PM, Frank Swarbrick wrote: > >> I imagine one could use Micro Focus COBOL and its JVM support. I suppose >> mainframe file I/O might be a problem, though. >> >> There's also this: http://www.veryant.com/products/iscobol/cobol- >> compiler.php. >> >> There was also one called PERCobol from "LegacyJ", but I can't find their >> website, so it may have gone the way of the dodo. >> >> I've not tried any of them. >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >>> From: Tony Harminc <[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 1:14 PM >>> Subject: Re: Resistance to Java. >>> >>> >>> On 22 January 2014 08:36, John McKown <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Now wouldn't that be a kick? An Enterprise COBOL compatible compiler >>>> which produced Java byte code. That >>>> would likely sell a lot of zAAPs. >>>> >>> Don't think it hasn't been seriously considered by more than one >>> party... But as with any number of other such approaches, it would be >>> limited by its own success. If it managed to displace any significant >>> amount of IBM revenue by shifting "legacy" workloads to cheaper >>> processors, IBM would put a stop to it, either technically or by new >>> Ts & Cs of some sort. >>> >>> Tony H. >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >>> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
