robert. it took me a while but i finally removed all the 'personal' stuff
and what remained was this....
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If my program, loaded and running, CALLs a subroutine for the first
then it will create a new working-storage for that. When I CANCEL it
will destroy that area and make it available for reuse by another.
This could happen even if the program was linked so that the program
code loaded with the run unit.
In OO COBOL a new object will dynamically create a new working-storage
for itself.
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you make some claims here as if they were 'absolutes'. 'When I CANCEL...'
and 'In OO...' are the two i am refering to. i've noticed that you are a
sensitive fellow so i'm letting it be known that i have no desire to get
in a pissing contest with you, but my 30+ years as a professional computer
programmer taught me that there are few 'absolutes' when it comes to
hardware and software vendors and the way they 'interpret' and 'implement'
a standard.
as an aside... i have yet to see an implementation that 'destroys'
anything other than a pointer when a called program returns control to the
calling program regardless of the method. any decent ibm assembler
programmer from the 70's or 80's could demonstrate this for you.
with the exception of the personal stuff i am enjoying the exchange. and
since i haven't been paid to program for... geee... 15 years now... i not
only find the exchange informative but entertaining as well.
have a good day.
sss
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