Question on Cobol (Unix) file layouts... -- MIDRANGE-L

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 >> Doesn't this exercise make you more appreciative of the brevity of RPG?

I'm not sure it says anything much about the brevity of RPG - an I spec
doesn't have that much less "stuff" in it.

I also find the COBOL style "there are five digits before the decimal and
two after it" a little easier to understand than the RPG style "There are a
total of seven digits of which two are decimals".  The RPG one requires me
to use my brain to work out how many integer positions there are !!!

Bruce H. - where are you when I need you ?


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