Timothy Sipples wrote: >> By the way, isn't IBM-MAIN the forum where, for years, I've/we've slogged >> through complaints (hundreds?) about the COBOL compiler not taking advantage >> of newer, more efficient zEnterprise instructions?
There must be a reason? Beside 'backward compatibility', what is that? >> Enterprise COBOL 5.1 does, all the way up to and including zEC12/zBC12 >> instruction sets as you wish. Why not set an 'event horizon' option so only those new instruction sets are used by default and later older sets are discontinued automatically (at compiling of course)? >> So let's figure out how to get to PDSEs as quickly, easily, and >> cost-effectively as possible with minimum risk. Some posters in this thread >> have some good ideas. IBM also took the opportunity to provide a new 90-day >> trial program so that you can technically validate your particular business >> cases with greater precision. Were those posters and their ideas taken up seriously? Ed Gould wrote: >The 90 day trial program (to me) sounds like a shady car dealer from the wrong >side of town. Here in Sunny South Africa, there are no 'wrong' side of town. ;-) You get shady car dealers anywhere... ;-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
