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From: Pete Dashwood on 5 May 2008 01:40


"William M. Klein" <wmklein(a)nospam.netcom.com> wrote in message
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> Some comments on Micro Focus compilers, SQL, Unix, et al
>
> At the time that Micro Focus had 3 products for DOS-OS/2
> - Compiler
> - Toolset
> - Workbench
>
> Micro Focus sold 2 products for Unix
> - Compiler
> - Toolbox
>
> Micro Focus sold (for Windows-OS/2) a SEPARATE "XDB" product which was
> their first "SQL" product (and was definitely a DB2 emulator). Later
> products included "built-in" SQL preprocessors (including PRO*COBOL at one
> stage - as an option).
>
> For as long as I can remember (since at least late 80's), Micro Focus has
> supported the "preprocessor" directive on all platforms. For each of the
> platforms that I remember, there were "add-on" SQL products. "Integrated"
> SQL support (that was not an add-on product) was a "medium-late" addition
> from Micro Focus (late '90s, I would guess).
>
> As far as "rebadged" products go, "COBOL/2" (compiler only, and ASCII not
> EBCDIC support) was a product available from either IBM or Micro Focus.
> (It was "crippled" to NOT have EBCDIC support - or even '85 Standard
> support when you bought the IBM version.). This was during the days when
> Microsoft and IBM were still cooperating on OS/2. This product had
> support for an "MS" dialect that did emulate a much earlier Microsoft
> developed/sold COBOL product.
>
> The actual Microsoft "rebadged" COBOL product - that worked with the
> Microsoft pwd (???) was "mostly" equivalent to COBOL 3.x from Micro
> Focus - but was (again) a crippled product that didn't do every thing that
> the IBM or Micro Focus products did, but WAS integrated into the Microsoft
> product line.
>
> * * *
>
> Bottom-Line (related to the ORIGINAL issues), I know of NO version of a
> Micro Focus product (from the late '80s on) that did not "work with" SQL,
> but up thru Server Express,(when talking about Unix) I would expect that
> you would need to purchase the correct "add-on" SQL product and use the
> Micro Focus "preprocessor" directive to get it to work on Unix.
>
> Also, related to the original question, whether C-ISAM was used or not was
> ALWAYS a "directive" question. For the Unix products, the "file-handler"
> was always provided in a manner that could be changed by the user.
> Although it is for a MUCH later Unix product, if you want to know about
> selecting C-ISAM vs other file systems, check out:
>
> http://supportline.microfocus.com/Documentation/books/sx50ws03/sx50indx.htm
>
> then look at
> "compiler directives"
> and look for
> "FILETYPE "
> where value "1" is C-ISAM, but many other types are available.
>
> --
> Bill Klein
> wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com

Thanks very much, Bill.

As usual, you are a mine of helpful information.

I think these folks just don't know too much about COBOL and compilers and
the "finer points" may be lost. Anyway, from recent posts here (including
yours) I have all the information I could want at this stage and I'm fairly
confident we can solve this.

Tahnks again,

Pete.
--
"I used to write COBOL...now I can do anything."
>


From: James J. Gavan on 5 May 2008 12:20
William M. Klein wrote:
> Some comments on Micro Focus compilers, SQL, Unix, et al
> (snip>

Thanks for the input, Bill.

Jimmy
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