Re: [open-cobol-list] OpenCOBOL release 1.0

[Ben Duncan]

Your welcome ... It has come a LONG way. Up to version 2.x something now.
I have written what amounts to s "SCREEN" screen handling routine and MENU
for it (in C). Was working on a native MVISAM (multi value ala PICK) for it
as well, till my $$ ran out ...

If I could say "what would be a good replacement for COBOL?", I would
say S-lang with a native ISAM file handler and an EMBEDED Screen section.

Tim Josling wrote:
> On Sat, 2007-12-29 at 17:29 -0600, Ben Duncan wrote:
> > Ok, I have been silent on this LISt for a lONG time.
> >
> > Can I add my 2 cents here?
> >
> > Tim, why not look at s-lang as a basis for the the NEW COBOL.
> > It has a COMPLETE screen handling function that IMHO, is superior
> > to ncurses in some respect.  Since it has a interpretor already,
> > It could be a GOOD place to start for a COBOL environment.
> >
> > In some ways, it already resembles a COBOL environment.
>
> I've used s-lang in the past, a long time ago. This would be an
> alternative when I get to that point.
>
> Thanks for the suggestion - I;ve put it in the ideas section of the
> changelog so I won't forget.
>
> Regards,
> Tim Josling


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