The problem with attempting to use an LE Handler from a COBOL program, as was covered in the previous topic, is that LE knows that COBOL doesn't "respect" the 00A, so LE just spends some time ignoring it, rather than presenting it to a registered handler.
So for inter-language communication to C/C++ and PL/I, there is a heavy performance hit if there is a lot of "overflow" in the COBOL program(s), which is the time taken by LE to "ignore" it, because of COBOL. See https://share.confex.com/share/116/webprogram/Handout/Session8833/S8833TR.pdf pp19-20, for instance. The issue Peter is facing is that a certain amount of confusion ensues when a particular piece of software notices the 00A coming from a COBOL program, because the overflow bit has become set on and has somehow avoided means to turn it off before a C/C++ program returns to COBOL. I think I've got that right... :-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
