Very quick answer -- I have been through the presentation but am not an expert and have not used.
Think of it as a compiler. Most compilers are source code in, object code out; it is object code in, object code out. You would not do it to programs that you recompiled in the conventional way -- no benefit. It is for "lost the source code, not sure if the source code matches what we run in production" type situations -- of which apparently there are myriad, enough to justify a product. Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler Sent: Monday, November 23, 2015 6:39 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Interesting Article About Cobol So just looking at the PDF diagram, it looks like you have to run your load module thru the ABO and create a new load module with the same names. So it will "do stuff" to your current V3 or V4 COBOL Module to make it better. So the new old module is a hybrid of the old with ABO adjustments. And then any time you would recompile your program, you would need to run it through ABO again. Seems like some extra steps. Maybe there are those on this list that might be using ABO and can provide some insight. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
