Re: SQL precompiler: Allowing nested /copy statements

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From: Rob Berendt <rob@dekko.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2000 7:30 AM
Subject: SQL precompiler: Allowing nested /copy statements


> I put in a request to IBM, many moons ago, to add nested /copy statements 
> in the SQL precompiler.  I cut the following out of the official response:
> RESPONSE  Response added on 20000223 20:06:40
>           RECOGNIZED    - IBM agrees with the request and a solution
>                           appears to be a desirable objective.
>                           A solution, however, may not presently
>                           appear feasible or implementable.
>                           No IBM commitment is made or implied
>                           as to the eventual delivery of an
>                           acceptable solution.
>           The change to allow this are very large. We have no plan to
>           deliver this function in the near term.
> +---

The claim that the change is very large is hogwash. I've done
similar things (a preprocessor to expand nested COBOL copy books)
and it was easy. Only about 30 lines of code.
Now, it is very likely true that IBM won't do it.


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