Guys, Hadn’t heard of that, Microfocus Cobol yes for sure, some of the other through the ages.
Scott On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 12:27 PM Allan Staller <allan.stal...@hcl.com> wrote: > I worked at Pru in the early 70's. > From the last I heard in the mid-80's, I believe Pru-Cobol is long since > defunct. > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf > Of Billy Ashton > Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 11:22 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Here we go again; > > [CAUTION: This Email is from outside the Organization. Do not click links > or open attachments unless you trust the sender.] > > I also remember some years ago that Prudential had their own version of > COBOL that allowed them to pack character (maybe just alpha?) fields, so > they could probably add an alpha to the SSN numbering scheme without issue. > I don't know if they still use it, and really hurt my brain trying to > figure out how to pack alpha values. > > Billy > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Phil Smith III" <li...@akphs.com> > To: IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu > Sent: 4/22/2020 12:11:41 PM > Subject: Re: Here we go again; > > >As others have suggested, many companies do still have SSNs stored as > packed decimal. So sure, a namespace expansion is possible, but it's a > bigger change than one might think, however it's done. I've even seen at > least one company who stored them as binary! I sure hope someone got a big > bonus for saving that byte... > > > > > > > > > > > >Peter Farley wrote: > > > >>There are also many non-human entities like corporations that use the > same SSN value space. > > > > > > > >>There are a LOT of those . . . and they spring up and fade away at a > rate far higher than human births and deaths. > > > > > > > >They use the same namespace--that is, if your SSN is 123-45-6789, an > >estate or business could also have that number. Since they're uses for > >different things, it's more that they happened (!) to choose the same > >format than that they're "the same". (And actually they're > >theoretically formatted differently: an EIN is xx-xxxxxxx vs. the SSN > >xxx-xx-xxxx, not that most folks store them with the hyphens.) > > > > > > > >...phsiii > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >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 > ::DISCLAIMER:: > ________________________________ > The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and > intended for the named recipient(s) only. E-mail transmission is not > guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, > corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or may contain > viruses in transmission. The e mail and its contents (with or without > referred errors) shall therefore not attach any liability on the originator > or HCL or its affiliates. Views or opinions, if any, presented in this > email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the > views or opinions of HCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, > dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and / or > publication of this message without the prior written consent of authorized > representative of HCL is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately. Before > opening any email and/or attachments, please check them for viruses and > other defects. > ________________________________ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Scott Ford IDMWORKS z/OS Development ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
