RE: gnubol: The many different types of numbering systems used in Cobol.

["William M. Klein" <wmklein@ix.netcom.com>]

Obvious correction to my first (numbered) item.  It should read,

> 1) If you use the OSVS directive (which can be used IN ADDITION TO
> the ANS85 directive), it will accept EXAMINE syntax (along with the
> ON verb, TRANSFORM, and several others)

Bill Klein
  wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: William M. Klein
> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2000 3:27 PM
> To: gnu-cobol@lusars.net
> Subject: RE: gnubol: The many different types of numbering systems used
> in Cobol.
>
>
> Actually, Micro Focus provides three solutions to your "examine" issue:
>
> 1) If you use the OSVS directive (which can be used IN ADDITION TO
> the ANS85 directive), it will accept ACCEPT syntax (along with the
> ON verb, TRANSFORM, and several others)
>
> 2) You can use the ADD-RESERVE directive (that isn't the
> directives name, but I know there is one that lets you "equate"
> any word with any existing reserved word.  This is actually quite
> useful for doing COBOL programming in languages such as French or Spanish)
>
> 3) You can use the VOCABULARY feature which allows you to "create
> your own syntax).
>
>    ***
>
> All of those are Micro Focus features.  I don't think ANY of them
> should be a high priority for the GNU project, but are certainly
> things that could be considered for a future enhancement. (First,
> you get current Standard support in, then you worry about extensions.)
>
> Bill Klein
>   wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gnu-cobol@wallace.lusars.net
> > [mailto:owner-gnu-cobol@wallace.lusars.net]On Behalf Of Charlie Ebert
> > Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2000 10:24 AM
> > To: gnu-cobol@lusars.net
> > Subject: Re: gnubol: The many different types of numbering systems used
> > in Cobol.
> >
> >
> > Well okay...  How about this then Bill.
> > Will there be some form of compiler directives file for which
> > substitute words
> > could be included.
> > E.G.  upon hitting EXAMINE we replace with INSPECT....
> >
> > We have such a thing we use in Micro Focus right now to insert a COMP-6
> > everywhere you see the
> > word COMP.
> >
> > And so on an so forth.
> >
> > Charlie
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "William M. Klein" wrote:
> >
> > > How about my answering the EASIEST part of this whole note.
> > >
> > > EXAMINE was *not* a part of the '74 Standard (although many
> > vendors included
> > > it as an "extension").  Therefore, the addition of the INSPECT
> CONVERTING
> > > option did cover this functionality (while the '74 only
> supported INSPECT
> > > REPLACING).
> > >
> > > I am not positive whether EXAMINE was or was not in the '68
> Standard - or
> > > whether it has always been an extension.
> > >
> > > Bill Klein
> > >   wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > >   <snip>
> > > >
> > > > By the way.  85 supports the INSPECT command but they did away
> > > > with EXAMINE yet
> > > > the two
> > > > verbs are functionally the same command.  The syntax is identical
> > > > from what I've
> > > > seen.
> > > > Is there any reason to eliminate the verb EXAMINE?
> > > >
> > >
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