RE: Sorting

["Joe Giusto" <jgiusto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It has been a long time since I have looked at any COBOL, but I seem to
remember an input/output sort thing.  Would that apply to all platforms
("generic" COBOL) or was it just an AS400 thing?


 -----Original Message-----
From:   midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]  On Behalf Of Metz, Zak
Sent:   Thursday, May 01, 2003 9:31 AM
To:     Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject:        RE: Sorting

Always true, Paul. However, in this case I am pretty clear on why we
have to do what we do.

<snip>
 The interesting part about how things work around
here is that the products are all written in generic COBOL, then code is
built around that to make it all work on each platform. Therefore, my
requirements are fairly stringent. Something as seemingly simply as
allowing the COBOL to read an LF would require a major change at the
"base" code level that would need to be pulled into every product. Just
the necessary QA to make that happen is significant if PD can be
convinced that it's important.
<snip>