Probably fixed-point overflow without an exception. However, I think that COBOL does that was well in some cases.
-- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its' content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Ward, Garry > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 8:34 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Progress on PL/1 for Linux > > > Heh? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Nix, Robert P. > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 9:25 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Progress on PL/1 for Linux > > > Sorry, I don't share your excitement... I find it hard to get into any > language that the defaults would allow you to add three positive > numbers, get a result of zero, and not throw some sort of error or > warning. The language wasn't well conceived. > > ---- > Robert P. Nix internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mayo Clinic phone: 507-284-0844 > RO-CE-8-857 page: 507-270-1182 > 200 First St. SW > Rochester, MN 55905 > ---- "Codito, Ergo Sum" > "In theory, theory and practice are the same, > but in practice, theory and practice are different." > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Linux on 390 Port [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Havelock, Glenn A > > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 12:41 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Progress on PL/1 for Linux > > > > Hello Dave: > > > > Thanks for the info on this, PL/1 has been, for myself at least, an > extremely flexible and robust language on OS/390 and Z/OS and > it's good > to know there's yet another option for coding on machines > running LINUX. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO > LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > > > Confidentiality Warning: This e-mail contains information > intended only for the use of the individual or entity named > above. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended > recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering > it to the intended recipient, any dissemination, publication > or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. The sender > does not accept any responsibility for any loss, disruption > or damage to your data or computer system that may occur > while using data contained in, or transmitted with, this > e-mail. If you have received this e-mail in error, please > immediately notify us by return e-mail. Thank you. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO > LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
