Re: LDA Question

Just as a further clarification, this was just for a one time use during the installation of a software package.  It will not be written into an application.  Our install instructions will tell the customer to sign on to a new terminal session before starting the install and it will advise them to sign off when they are done.  I think that for this application, the LDA would not introduce an element of risk unless the customer did not follow our instructions .... and that never happens.

Rich Loeber - @richloeber
Kisco Information Systems
http://www.kisco.com

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On 11/25/2019 8:24 PM, midrange wrote:

Rich,

I agree that a data area unique to the job (without the usual create and
cleanup) can be a handy thing.
If your use is for a tool that could be within a user's job, that may be a
problem in that they could be using the data area...
Given that much of the corporate world is a mixed bag of new and old code,
in a OS that is rare to drop support of something,
All things are possible, but if the job is your job - why not? ..imho.
Jim Franz

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Scott Klement
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Subject: Re: LDA Question

A great tool PROVIDED that you are still using Hollerith cards on a system
with very little memory and you are working at a museum of old computer
technology.

Otherwise don't use the LDA.


On 11/25/2019 3:02 PM, Rich Loeber wrote:

I'm just interested to hear if anyone uses the local data area these
days? I tend to always use a named data area but I have a situation
where it would be helpful to use the local data area, but I'm
wondering if I would step on someone's toes in the process.

Rich Loeber - @richloeber
Kisco Information Systems
http://www.kisco.com

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