> From Longnecker, Dennis > Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 10:33 AM > > > I keep telling myself I need to look closer at this . . . . > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Programming_System > > >
This product is now marketed by IBM. In 2005 Barry Merrill started testing his MXG code against the WPS system. At that time he felt the system was still "vapor ware". It appears to be improving over the years. Barry continues to test MXG against it, and the progress is recorded in the NEWSLTRS member of MXG.SOURCLIB (Search for WPS). From the way I read the NEWSLTRS member Barry will support running MXG on WPS under certain conditions. For example, if your MXG run abends you need to call WPS first. If WPS then says the problem is in the MXG code, you need to send everything to Barry. He'll run it using SAS instead of WPS, and if the abend still occurs he'll check it out. If anyone is thinking of getting WPS to replace SAS I would get an agreement that you can do through acceptance testing before signing a contract. Especially if you are using more advanced functions of SAS like creating graphs, html, and PDF files and putting them on the HFS system using SAS ODS, or if you're doing any heavy macro processing. ***************************************************************************** If you wish to communicate securely with Commerce Bank and its affiliates, you must log into your account under Online Services at http://www.commercebank.com or use the Commerce Bank Secure Email Message Center at https://securemail.commercebank.com NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any attached files are confidential. The information is exclusively for the use of the individual or entity intended as the recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, printing, reviewing, retention, disclosure, distribution or forwarding of the message or any attached file is not authorized and is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic mail message in error, please advise the sender by reply electronic mail immediately and permanently delete the original transmission, any attachments and any copies of this message from your computer system. ***************************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
