Re: naming conventions for programs and copybooks...

Michael,

FWIW, we use a single source file called SOURCE
to store all of our program/DDS code (CBLLE, 
RPGLE, PRTF, DSPF, LF, PF, REXX, etc) and have 
standardized on a source member naming convention 
that will not result in duplicates. 

Our copybooks are the only pieces of code stored
in a separate source file (called INCLUDE). This
was setup this way because we came from a mainframe
environment with a similar setup. It has worked
fine for us...YMMV.

I'm not sure their is any "recommended" method
unless you prefer to follow the Q???SRC naming
convention employed by IBM. We have found that
having the majority of our program code in a
single source file cuts down on the amount of
"jumping around" that you have to do PDM compared
to the IBM naming style. It also helps to simplify 
large-scale modifications by narrowing down source 
code changes to a single file.

It all boils down to the type of shop your working
in and which technique best serves your backup and
change-control standards. 

Terry Winchester 
Programmer/Analyst
________________________________
The Raymond Corporation
terry.winchester@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

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Subject: [COBOL400-L] naming conventions for programs and copybooks...

List,

I need some advice on naming conventions for programs and 
copybooks. What 
brought this to my attention is that I discovered in my 
conversion efforts 
that I have a COBOL program (sub-routine) with a 
corresponding copybook that 
have the same name.

It was my understanding from others that I've spoken with 
that source "type" 
(or suffix - not sure of the correct term in the iSeries 
world) should be 
CBLLE for COBOL/ILE and SQLCBLLE for COBOL/ILE+SQL.

I realize it is probably better not to have a copybook and 
program with the 
same names, but how is this handled in the iSeries world. 
Separating them to 
two different sourcefiles may not be enough because both may 
be searched 
during a compile procedure.

Is there a way to differentiate between a program source vs. 
a copybook?

What is the recommended way to handle this problem and why?  TIA!

-- 
Regards,

Michael Rosinger
Systems Programmer / DBA
Computer Credit, Inc.
640 West Fourth Street
Winston-Salem, NC  27101
336-761-1524
m rosinger at cciws dot com 

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