"Early" peek into ISO COBOL and XML

[WMK]

Given some other threads and their comments on "native" COBOL support for XML, I thought some readers of this forum might be interested in a (recently) posted EARLY (still in the development stage) "peek" into the approach that the ANSI/ISO COBOL groups are taking toward a "Technical Report" to add this feature.

If you are interested, take a look at:

http://www.cobolportal.com/j4/files/03-0253.doc

If you have comments (that you would like the committees to consider while developing this feature), you might want to contact the J4 chair at:

Don.Schricker <at> microfocus.com

Bill Klein

 

[joepiemeloenie]

IBM did implement it.

 

[WMK]

IBM has NOT implemented XML support the way that ISO COBOL is &quot;heading&quot;. Furthermore, they have a &quot;restricted&quot; (by their own documentation) implementation that they have announced that they plan on expanding.

Bill Klein