I'd say that spec looks more like RPG than like a 407; you only identify the beginning and end of a field and don't need to specify every column individually.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Dave Jones [d...@vsoft-software.com] Sent: Monday, May 30, 2022 9:09 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: my new z114 A bit off topic here, but the IBM 407 lives on as the "spec" stage in the CMS Pipelines utility. From the reference document: "Rest assured that no hardware knowledge is required to use spec effectively. But you will have a head start if you have past experience with the IBM 407 Accounting Machine, which influenced the design of spec." Spec is basically the 407 implemented in software. See: https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vm.ibm.com%2Flibrary%2F720pdfs%2F72625201.pdf&data=05%7C01%7Csmetz3%40gmu.edu%7C3a4d2c1fcd044236af0608da423da781%7C9e857255df574c47a0c00546460380cb%7C0%7C0%7C637895130220061392%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2I%2FPyz04oZ68fYPaUDKzpDjVKqeJhDQjVBKrXUgZh%2B8%3D&reserved=0 for more details. DJ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
