On Mon, 17 Apr 2017 15:28:56 -0500, Bill Woodger wrote:

>On Mon, 17 Apr 2017 14:30:10 -0500, Allan Kielstra <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I wouldn't necessarily assume that there is a fixed API for EXEC CICS, EXEC 
>>SQL, EXEC SQLIMS.  It's always possible that each one of these gets some sort 
>>of custom treatment from the compiler.
>
>Hi Allan, brilliantly worded :-)
> 
If there were such a fixed API, it would need to be able to:
o Invoke external services (CALL, ATTACH, SVC, PC, ...).
o Access and update COBOL variables.
o Check syntax and validate data types.
o Probably many other things (which?)

-- gil

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