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For those who use (or refer others to) the (medium-out-of-date) COBOL FAQ that I maintain, it has moved. It is now available at: http://home.comcast.net/~wmklein/FAQ/COBOLFAQ.htm Although I still haven't gotten around to updating it to "current" information, I have verified (and updated)...

To: comp.lang.cobol, Tek-Tips, IBM-MAIN and elsewhere There was a typo (or more than 1) in the last version of the "revision schedule" that I pointed COBOL-interested people to a while ago. There is now a revised (corrected) version at: http://www.cobolportal.com/j4/files/05-0108.doc It is...

To: comp.lang.cobol IBM-MAIN lngc distribution list Tek-Tips COBOL forum etc J4 and WG4 (the ANSI and ISO-ish) COBOL groups are progressing with their 2nd and 3rd TRs (Technical Reports) to "expand" the ISO 2002 COBOL Standard. Both of these reports (similar but...

I am updating a paper that I originally presented to SHARE (IBM user group) last summer. This paper presents my *personal* opinion and analysis of ISO 2002 COBOL features and what will (might be) viewed as "Good, Bad, and Ugly" for those working with COBOL in an IBM mainframe (mostly...

A complete "idiot" (I won't tell you what others call him) has posted a challenge in the PL/I newsgroup - based on his post in the Fortran newsgroup - in response to a C++ challenge <G>. I responded in the PL/I newsgroup, that I wouldn't bother with this until it was asked by a valid COBOL...

To: comp.lang.cobol newsgroup (with various CC's) I don't know how many notes I will (or won't) post in "response to" (or prompted by) current CLC threads about the "entire Standards process" (now, past, or future). I will, however, post at least this one - and let others who are posting...

There are two (working) documents on the J4 (COBOL) web site that I think those interested in "enhancements" to COBOL might be interested in - whether or not their "vendor of choice" appears to be implementing the 2002 ISO COBOL Standard - much less thinking about the (hoped for) 2008 COBOL...

There are "Working Draft Technical Reports" (WDTR) available on the web for two features that aware currently scheduled to be reach public review within the next year - and hopefully reach official ISO TR status in 2006 for COBOL. They are: "COBOL Collection Classes" at...

I thought this forum might be interested in a post that I just sent out (in reply to an IBM-MAIN question). Answer followed by question follows: *** To: IBM-MAIN, comp.lang.cobol, etc I know that there have already been responses pointing to *either* SHARE or "trainers friend"...

FYI - I just sent this to IBM-MAIN and comp.lang.cobol (and elsewhere): **** To: IBM-MAIN, comp.lang.cobol, & LNGC distribution lists (and others) I thought you might be interested in the latest draft of the specification for "native language" support for "Standard" COBOL. For those...

Just as a follow-up to another thread. I could be mistaken, but as far as I know there is NO currently supported COBOL compiler that allows one to do a Set pointer-data-item to ADDRESS OF Linkage-Section-Item that does NOT also support Set pointer-data-item to ADDRESS OF...

I thought I would start a new thread - as a follow-up to some discussions in another thread (and some confusion in that thread). The 2002 ISO Standard introduces "free form reference format". So let's talk about "fixed format reference format" first - which is the ONLY *standard* definitiion...

IBM has placed out on one of their web-sites a "programming challenge". This is for an (unrealistically simple) program whose specifications are at: http://www2.hursley.ibm.com/decimal/telco.html I have created *ONE* COBOL solution (probably NOT optimal for performance) and have posted it...

I have just accepted the position of "requirements coordinator" for the APLS_REXX SHARE project. It is my hope that as many "eligible" people (and companies) as possible will use this valuable vehicle for communicating between users and IBM. If your site is a current SHARE member and you are...

If your "site" is a SHARE member and you are interested in participating in the SHARE requirements process for Notes, please see the information at: http://home.netcom.com/~wmklein/IBM/How%20to%20join%20-%20NOTE.htm for how to "get involved" in influencing the future of Notes (and related IBM...

To: Those who are interested in COBOL (and related software) and who are part of SHARE member sites: I hope to have a number (many) SHARE LNGC requirements "Open for Discussion" in the next few days (certainly by the end of next week). If your "site" is a SHARE member and you are not...

Given some other threads and their comments on &quot;native&quot; COBOL support for XML, I thought some readers of this forum might be interested in a (recently) posted EARLY (still in the development stage) &quot;peek&quot; into the approach that the ANSI/ISO COBOL groups are taking toward a...

I just thought that I would start a new &quot;thread&quot; with a SUGGESTION to those posting questions in this forum. If you tell &quot;us&quot; what compiler (vendor - and release) and what operating system you have a QUESITON about when you FIRST ask your question, then the chances are...

In the very near future, I will be undertaking the position of &quot;requirements coordinator&quot; for the COBOL (LE & PL/I) project at SHARE, the IBM user group. There is now an &quot;online&quot; way to vote on SHARE requirements which can &quot;encourage&quot; sites that ARE members of...

As a relatively new participant in this group, I thought I would post a pointer to the COBOL FAQ that I maintain (but haven't done an update to recently). I do hope to create an update this summer, so if you have any comments, corrects, etc, please let me know. The FAQ is currently available...