Re: [open-cobol-list] Obtaining (purchasing) the 2014 ANSI COBOL Standard

[Brian Tiffin]

William M Klein wrote:
> Recently, I indicated that I would tell this list when and how to 
> obtain the 2014 ANSI Cobol Standard. It can now be purchased (for 157 
> USD) from the following link:
>
> http://webstore.ansi.org/FindStandards.aspx?SearchString=INCITS%2fISO%2fIEC+1989%3a2014+%5b2014%5d&SearchOption=0&PageNum=0&SearchTermsArray=null%7cINCITS%2fISO%2fIEC+1989%3a2014+%5b2014%5d%7cnull
>
> There may be shorter or more direct links, but this should get you to 
> where you can purchase for download the ANSI version of the 2014 Cobol 
> Standard. The ISO version is also available  online, but I believe the 
> ANSI version is less expensive and the technical content is identical.
>
> The ISO version was approved early last Summer and the ANSI version 
> was adopted on Oct 31. I have also seen the BSI version on the web, 
> but I didn't check what its pricing was like.
>
> I hope this is helpful and of interest to at least some of you. Please 
> feel free to pass this on to any other individuals or distribution 
> lists that might find it of interest.
>
> Happy New Year,
>
> Bill Klein
Thanks for the info, Bill.

Happy 2015.

Cheers,
Brian