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On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 11:33 AM Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The biggest problem with using any RPG oriented Service program routines (such as HTTPAPI) is that COBOL does not have an equivalent to prototyping. [...]

It can all be done but it can be painful.

That answers my question about the level of support COBOL has for
calling arbitrary ILE modules. (More than none, but not as much as
RPG.)

It sounds like it would be technically possible for IBM to evolve its
ILE COBOL so that it has prototypes, but that would require more
resources than is justified by the demand.

From what you describe, I could also imagine an enterprising and
motivated third party (not me) building something to bridge the gap
(perhaps a code-generating preprocessor). Again, it would take a lot
of work and probably a lot of cleverness, and I don't expect anyone
wants it badly enough (or sees enough of a market for it) to make it
happen.

John Y.

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