Does COBOL support GOFF so you can just use the long names? Seems like a lot of 
unnecessary work shortening names. Uppercase can be done by the binder UPCASE 
option. 

On 10/08/2013, at 5:00 AM, Bernd Oppolzer <bernd.oppol...@t-online.de> wrote:

> you wrote:
> 
> shortening the functions' names to 8, upper case characters, COBOL API, etc.
> 
> I suggest you consider adding #pragma maps for the long function names;
> if you do this, you don't need to change nothing else.
> 
> I simply add an #include file containing the #pragma maps for the function 
> names
> where I want the names to be changed. That's all.
> 
> (at least that goes for PL/1 callers, where all the C parameter types can be 
> built,
> even BYVALUE parameters)
> 
> Kind regards
> 
> Bernd
> 
> 
> 
> Am 09.08.2013 02:44, schrieb Ze'ev Atlas:
>> I thought about what you guys have told me and realized that while you are 
>> correct and it is easy to just run the configuration, etc., the work I've 
>> done (shortening the functions' names to 8, upper case characters, COBOL 
>> API, etc.) is very valuable to those who are still in that environment.  And 
>> these guys are my intended audience!
>> 
>> 
> 
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