RE: RE: LIBL limitation of 25 libraries

["Stone, Brad V (TC)" <bvstone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Denis,

I have an article coming up soon in Midrange Computing that has a host of
library functions set up as service programs.  It should help.  I'm thinking
it will be out early next year.  

Bradley V. Stone
Taylor Corporation - OASIS Programmer/Analyst   
bvstone@taylorcorp.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Denis Robitaille [SMTP:DRobitaille@cascades.com]
> Sent: Friday, November 27, 1998 12:33 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: RE: LIBL limitation of 25 libraries
> 
> I would think that the overhead is not linked to the number of entries in
> the libl but to the number of object the system have to go trought. I
> think that there is not a big difference when searching in one library
> with 1000 object or in 10 libraries with 100 object. We would also nee to
> add to every program the logic to handle the add and remove of entries in
> the libl. And they are the occasional instances when an application need
> to call programs from another application which complicates even further
> the logic involved.
> 
> Denis Robitaille
> Cascades inc.
> Tel: 819-363-5187
> DRobitaille@cascades.com
> 
> >>> Tim McCarthy <TimM@softwarejungle.com> 11/27 12:25 pm >>>
> Most people don't appear to consider the overhead involved if the system
> is searching for objects using *LIBL. The bigger the LIBL the greater
> the overhead. The LIBL should not be something recklessly thrown
> together ("just add it to the library list") and libraries should be
> added and removed as applications are entered and exited. 25 entries is
> more than enough - if it appears not to be, you need to reconsider your
> LIBL design.
> 
> 
> 
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