Re: [open-cobol-list] Daydreaming about another language to emit

[Michael Potter]

Joe,

I don't know much about the copyright of this interface. I suspect
(with no grounds for the suspicion) that the dataarea that is passed
mirrors a mainframe dataarea.

Feel free to call me and chat: +1 770 815 6142 (Atlanta).

On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 4:17 PM, Joe Robbins <address@hidden> wrote:
> I will take a look at this in fileio MKII.
> Is it a public API ? No copyright problems?
>
> Joe Robbins
>
>
> On 5 Oct 2013, at 03:47, "Michael Potter" <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> I think getting rid of BDB is a great idea.
>
> It would make OpenCOBOL more commercially viable to implement this
> interface:
> http://supportline.microfocus.com/documentation/books/sx20books/fhexfh.htm
>
> Microfocus allows their users to replace their file handler by implementing
> to that specification.
>
> Fujitsu and COBOL-IT implemented the same interface for the compilers they
> sell.
>
> My implementing that interface, it would make it easier for people to port
> from those compilers to OpenCOBOL.
>
> I have implemented a couple of file handlers that "plug in" to microfocus.
> Their system works well.
>
> Note: I am giving credit to microfocus for inventing this interface, but I
> have the feeling it was invented somewhere else.
>
> The implementation would go something like this:
> 1) Implement EXTFH interface in OpenCOBOL.
> 2) Implement EXTFH wrapping BDB.
>
> as this point existing user could continue to use the BDB data, but have the
> flexibility to add new EXTFH that access data in other backends.
>
> I had one of my programmers replace BDB in OpenCOBOL so I could be
> compatible with MicroFocus as part of my OpenKicks framework.  It would make
> a good starting point for this effort.  We basically wrote a library with
> same interface as BDB and linked it into OpenCOBOL.  Don't get your hopes up
> that it will be very useful for this effort.
>
> I will look into making that open source so you can use it in OpenCOBOL,
> much like I open sourced EZASOKET http://code.google.com/p/ezasoket/.
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 5:15 PM, Patrick <address@hidden>
> wrote:
>>
>> On 10/04/2013 04:31 PM, Michael Anderson wrote:
>> > On 10/04/2013 02:42 PM, Patrick wrote:
>> >> I did say that I was just hoping to have a theoretical chat and that I
>> >> was not saying we had to change anything. Calling my comments
>> >> ridiculous isn't very chatty
>> > Sorry Patrick, I am often hurtfull in my choice of words, I didn't mean
>> > to ofend you, or anyone.
>> > But you're a are right, it does not enable a good theoretical chat.
>> > I'll try to choose better words in the future.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Mike.
>> > We are all sharing this planet together, we should all try harder to get
>> > along.
>> >
>> Hi Mike
>>
>> Not to worry.
>>
>> I keep doing this over and over again, I have to learn.
>>
>> I don't have any friends, co-workers or family that I can talk about
>> programming with.
>>
>> I bet I have posted to more then 40 different mailing lists over the
>> past 7 years.
>>
>> Every time I just want to just chat things go bad. I guess mailing lists
>> are for black & white, "how is this done" sort of questions and not just
>> friendly coffee time like chatter.
>>
>> Have a great day !
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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