>>> On 8/25/2009 at 9:08 PM, in message <4a94a715.6010...@trainersfriend.com>, Steve Comstock <st...@trainersfriend.com> wrote: > Frank Swarbrick wrote: >> I was pleased to attend the SHARE session for the just announced Enterprise > Cobol for z/OS 4.2. I was especially pleased because it has satisfied a > marketing requirement that I submitted (really just pushing for a SHARE > requirement from some years back). That is (quoting from the official > announcement) "A new compiler option, BLOCK0, lets programs take advantage of > system-determined block size for QSAM output files. When a program is > compiled using the BLOCK0 compiler option, an implicit BLOCK CONTAINS 0 > clause is activated for all eligible QSAM files in the program, which can > result in enhanced processing speed and minimized storage requirements for > output files." >> >> A small thing, perhaps, but from the discussion about it here a few months > ago I think I am not the only one who will appreciate this enhancement. >> > > And, the new compiler features will be included in our > COBOL courses by next week.
I have to admit, I don't think I'll need any training on how to use BLOCK0. :-) The information contained in this electronic communication and any document attached hereto or transmitted herewith is confidential and intended for the exclusive use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any examination, use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy this communication. Thank you. -- Frank Swarbrick Applications Architect - Mainframe Applications Development FirstBank Data Corporation - Lakewood, CO USA P: 303-235-1403 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
