Ask the Experts: The end for VS COBOL II support

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May 06, 2004 Published by  Search390.com Ask The Experts Issue Sponsored By: Data Center Decisions - June 2-4, 2004, Chicago IN THIS ISSUE: The end for VS COBOL II support Continuing to use VS COBOL II VS COBOL II call Enterprise COBOL Upper case in VS COBOL II The virtues of virtualization The end for VS COBOL II support [Tom Ross] A user asked: We have the VS COBOL II and the COBOL FOR MVS and VM compilers in house. When will IBM be shutting down support (or enhancements) for VS COBOL II? Data Center Decisions - June 2-4, 2004, Chicago Get the latest information on data center environments, designs, storage and security. This is the second year of our conference and this year's show promises to give you the cutting edge information and topics you need to stay ahead. Gain fresh insights into these topics & more, only at the 2004 Data Center Decisions conference. Don't miss out - register now. Continuing to use VS COBOL II [Tom Ross] A user asked: Currently we are using DB2 7.1 and CICS TS 1.3 and there is no immediate plan to upgrade. When are DB2 7.1 and CICS TS 1.3 going out of support? Can we recompile VS-COBOL-II programs on z/OS using existing VS-COBOL-II compiler with our current DB2 and CICS TS for bug fixing purposes? Would we be forced to recompile or develop code only using Enterprise COBOL on z/OS? VS COBOL II call Enterprise COBOL [Tom Ross] A user asked: Can VS COBOL II programs perform STATIC CALLs to Enterprise COBOL programs? Upper case in VS COBOL II [Tom Ross] A user asked: I would like to convert a field that contains lower case values to upper case in COBOL II. How can I achieve this? TOPICS: The virtues of virtualization Virtualization is nothing new but IBM has made a lot of advancements with it on the mainframe. Check out this Featured Topic to learn about this important technology. TIPS: Jim's top 25 references for z/OS migration Save yourself a lot of time by checking out expert Jim Schesvold's list of 25 z/OS migration links such as the latest release guide, vendor support pages and user experiences. Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free E-Newsletters! Select e-newsletters you would like to receive via e-mail! Search390: Today's News Not a Member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by Search390.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Ask The Experts": Go to unsubscribe: http://search390.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-16 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: Search390 MemberServices 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494