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From: William M. Klein on 10 Sep 2008 14:01
From the IBM-MAIN list - and of POSSIBLE interest to some within CLC.

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Bill Klein
wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com
"Don Higgins" <dsh1(a)TAMPABAY.RR.COM> wrote in message
news:LISTSERV%200809100607383346.02FE(a)BAMA.UA.EDU...
> All
>
> I am looking forward to attending the Austin TX SHARE March 1-6, 2009 as I
> missed the San Jose SHARE. I am tentatively scheduled to present session on
> Tuesday at 8 AM. It will be an overview and update on what's new with the
> z390 Portable Mainframe Assembler and Emulator since the February SHARE
> session in Orlando. The two main topics will be SOA support for COBOL and
> assembler plus ZSTRMAC structured programming extensions.
>
> The z390 SOA support has been extended to include support for COBOL clients
> calling z390 assembler services via EZASOKET interface. z390 SOA client and
> server services can run on any platform supporting J2SE and TCP/IP such as
> Windows and Linux. The z390 SOA macro based application generator now
> supports generating COBOL as well as assembler client interfaces to assembler
> services For more details including example using Micro Focus COBOL on
> Windows calling z390 service running on a Linux or Windows Laptop visit:
>
> z390.sourceforge.net/z390_SOA_Support_for_COBOL_and_Assembler.htm
>
> ZSTRMAC is a set of new structured programming extensions for mainframe
> conditional macro code including AIF, AELSE, AELSEIF, AEND, AENTRY, AEXIT,
> APM, ASELECT, AUNTIL, AWHEN, and AWHILE. Using these z390 extensions
> conditional macro code in open code or macros can now be structured without
> the use of any AGO or macro labels. The extensions are built into z390
> v1.4.03. An optional translator written in ZSTRMAC is included which can be
> used to translate structured code to standard HLASM for portability. For more
> details and examples visit:
>
> z390.sourceforge.net/z390_ZSTRMAC_Structured_Macro_Support.htm
>
> Other z390 enhancements since February SHARE include addition of ASSIST
> extensions for use by students taking mainframe assembler courses at NIU and
> elsewhere. Also the open source z390 EXEC CICS assembler support by
> Melvyn Maltz now includes BMS mapping support.
>
> Plan to come to Austin and put Tuesday morning 8 AM on your schedule.
>
> Don Higgins
> don(a)higgins.net
>
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