Re: [open-cobol-list] ENTRY statement: obsolete?

[Patrick]

On 23/08/14 01:48 PM, Scott McKellar wrote:
> What does it mean that the FAQ labels the ENTRY statement as obsolete (or any 
> other statement for that matter)?
>
> Does it mean "Don't use it because it's likely to go away?"  Or does it just mean 
> "Don't use it because it's unfashionable and I don't like it?"
>
> I ask because I'm writing a new subprogram using ENTRY.  It encapsulates a 
> complex data structure, with a separate entry point for each supported 
> operation.
>
>
> If ENTRY is going away, I can write the program differently.  However no 
> alternative that I can think of is very appealing, except perhaps to rewrite it 
> in C.  ENTRY does exactly what I want.
>
> If ENTRY will continue to be available, I'll use it, and shrug off the sneers.
>
> Scott McKellar
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Hi Scott

Brian Tiffin is an important member in our community and he uses entry 
so I doubt it will go away. Perhaps the original uses of ENTRY are now 
fading but it has new uses like with GUI callbacks.

-Patrick