RE: Question: Major Differences Between COBOL/400 and ILECOBOL

Unless you are doing something specifically relating to calling programs
written in different languages you should not be to concerned, the COBOL is
pretty much the same.  To quote from the manual:

"The most significant difference between the OPM COBOL/400 environment and
the ILE COBOL environment is how a runnable program object is created. The
ILE COBOL compiler does not produce a runnable program object. It produces
one or more module objects that can be bound together in various
combinations to form one or more runnable units known as program objects.

Ile allows you to bind module objects written in different languages.
Therefore, it is possible to create runnable program objects that consist of
module objects written separately in COBOL, RPG, C, C++ an CL."

-----Original Message-----

From: D Meza [mailto:mezazerlin@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:mezazerlin@xxxxxxxxx> ] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 1:49 PM
To: cobol400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Question: Major Differences Between COBOL/400 and ILECOBOL


Hello,
 
I have been attempting to code COBOL/400 , however, when I've tried to find
reference material I usually encounter examples of ILE COBOL instead of
COBOL/400.  Could you tell me what are the major differences?  Are they
similar but yet different?
 
I'm new to the AS400 and I'm trying to figure if I can us some ILE COBOL
logic/examples in my COBOL/400 Programs.  Another example,  when I invoke
"STRSQL" I can query by doing a "SELECT * " without having to use "INTO" and
yet cannot do the same thing in embedded COBOL/ 400 embedded SQL, I'm just
wondering why?
 
 I hope you can help me iron out the differences.  My goal is to work with
COBOL/400 at this time, I'm just trying to reference the correct form.  I
appreciate any help you could give me.  Thanks.
 
D Meza



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