On Mon, 6 Jul 2009 20:07:54 -0500, Paul Gilmartin <paulgboul...@aim.com> wrote:
>It is my understanding that IBM discourages the use of >message texts as programming interfaces. Can anyone >point me to a clear statement of this in IBM documentation? > >(Notwithstanding that IBM is very reluctant to change >messages lest that disrupt automated operations.) > Your understanding is correct -- but I doubt that there has ever been a formal pronouncement to that effect. I wouldn't say that we are very reluctant to make changes to messages so much as we want to make sure that the change is necessary, and if necessary, is done in the least disruptive way possible both for people and automatons. We have made changes to certain messages so that they are more easily automatable. W. Kevin Kelley IBM POK Lab -- z/OS Core Technical Development ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
