Of course. I knew that when I wrote it. Nonetheless, it is true. Suppose IBM added a restriction that the output of the COBOL V5.2 compiler could only go into a PDSE whose name began with Q. It would be pretty silly, but it would still be a requirement. It would be just as "true" as if it were based on fundamental technology.
Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert A. Rosenberg Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 11:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: COBOL v5 At 15:55 -0700 on 01/23/2016, Lizette Koehler wrote about Re: COBOL v5: >And, yes, what they said. IBM requires PDS/E due to Program Objects >being created by Cobol V5. This is a Cop-Out answer/reason in my opinion. The real question is "What is Cobol V5 creating that needs the Program Object format?". IOW: It outputs something that needs a Program Object when bound. What is this capability that can not be done in a normal load module? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
