FYI - I just sent this to IBM-MAIN and comp.lang.cobol (and elsewhere):
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To: IBM-MAIN, comp.lang.cobol, & LNGC distribution lists (and others)
I thought you might be interested in the latest draft of the specification for
"native language" support for "Standard" COBOL.
For those familiar with the existing Micro Focus extensions, this will look
fairly familiar; For those of you used to the existing IBM extensions, this will
look quite different. (I am not certain what extension language other COBOL
vendors currently have for native XML support.)
Please see the document at:
for the full "specification". For those (most of you) not interested in the
"nuts and bolts", I suggest that you look at the
"Concepts"
section beginning on page 27.
There is another document showing both those issues that have been (tentatively)
resolved and those issues that are still open. This document can be viewed at:
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Although definitely still in a DRAFT stage, if you have any significant (or
even not so significant) comments that you want considered by those working on
this document, I suggest that you send them to the chair of J4 at:
Don.Schricker <at> microfocus.com
According to:
publication of the TR (Technical Report) including this support is planned for
2006. Therefore, I would expect any "public review" periods to be sooner than
later - and any comments that you have before that may well help avoid a delay
in the publication of the final document (and the currently planned 2008 full
revision of the 2002 Standard).
Bill Klein
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To: IBM-MAIN, comp.lang.cobol, & LNGC distribution lists (and others)
I thought you might be interested in the latest draft of the specification for
"native language" support for "Standard" COBOL.
For those familiar with the existing Micro Focus extensions, this will look
fairly familiar; For those of you used to the existing IBM extensions, this will
look quite different. (I am not certain what extension language other COBOL
vendors currently have for native XML support.)
Please see the document at:
for the full "specification". For those (most of you) not interested in the
"nuts and bolts", I suggest that you look at the
"Concepts"
section beginning on page 27.
There is another document showing both those issues that have been (tentatively)
resolved and those issues that are still open. This document can be viewed at:
***
Although definitely still in a DRAFT stage, if you have any significant (or
even not so significant) comments that you want considered by those working on
this document, I suggest that you send them to the chair of J4 at:
Don.Schricker <at> microfocus.com
According to:
publication of the TR (Technical Report) including this support is planned for
2006. Therefore, I would expect any "public review" periods to be sooner than
later - and any comments that you have before that may well help avoid a delay
in the publication of the final document (and the currently planned 2008 full
revision of the 2002 Standard).
Bill Klein