I just wanted to add (for both comp.lang.cobol and IBM-MAIN) that if you DO submit a (new) "IBM Marketing REQUEST" to ask for an "enhancement" compiler option for Enterprise COBOL (or follow-on product) to make an omitted BLOCK CONTAINS clause to work the same as the existing (IBM extension) BLOCK CONTAIN 0 variation, that you should include two references to the existing requests:
1) The SHARE requirement number is - SSLNGC03003 2) The existing (related to the SHARE requirement) "MR number" is - MR1216031447 If you include both these in any "new marketing REQUESTS", I think that will have the most beneficial impact. -- Bill Klein wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html