> > The OS/390 (MVS or whatever) COBOL compiler you might
> > have used with Oracle on OS/390 is not compatible with any Windows,
Linux,
> > or UNIX COBOL compiler (assuming you even wanted to use COBOL on those
> > platforms).
>
"Mark Townsend" <markbtownsend_at_comcast.net> wrote in message
news:HIbyc.26081$HG.7386_at_attbi_s53...
> I seem to remember (from faded memory) that Microfocus had a compiler
> that was (reasonably) compatible. Or was that just to the OS/2 ? I know
> we moved a swag of Cobol FinServs apps onto HP a decade ago without
> significant rewrite. Is microfocs even around anymore - CA-Microfocus ?
>
Yes MicroFocus is still around, and it was reasonably compatible. But Danny
boy only allows 100% compatibility for DB2, so applying the same standard,
MicroFocus was not 100% compatible with mainframe COBOL.
Received on Fri Jun 11 2004 - 01:16:22 CDT
