Re: [Cobolforgcc-devel] Initial Release of DISPLAY, STOP literal, STOP RUN ...

[Tim J. <te...@me...>]

Ted,

Stop literal really means suspend. Words mean what the committee
thinks they mean, I guess.

IMHO = In My Humble Opinion ie "I think so but I am not being
dogmatic about it".

I don't understand the reason for the PIC on display statements.
If there is a need for it, and you may have a better idea than
me, then put it in. If not then the design principle of "you aint
gonna need it" applies and it should not be there IMHO of course.
But not a big deal as it is optional. 

I do not have an accept routine at the moment. Next week maybe we
should map out the priorities for the next few months. 

Regards,
Tim Josling

"Theodore J. Seward, Jr." wrote:
> 
> Tim,
> 
> Will fix stop literal right away.  When I saw "Stop" as part of the
> name, I assumed STOP.
> 
> I also missed the word "not" in the phrase "It definitely does not need
> pic IMHO.".  Did you want that removed?  What does "IMHO" mean?
> 
> Is there already an ACCEPT routine?
> 
> The code that I shipped you did not include the new values you add to
> usage.  I'll add your include file.
> 
> Ted Seward
> 
> Tim Josling wrote:
> 
> >
> > Ted,
> >
> > I found a bug. Stop literal is supposed to suspend the operation
> > until the person hits enter or whatever, and then continue with
> > the program. At present the routine terminates. So if you could
> > change the message and also get ti to return. Thanks,
> >
> > I will email you my intinerary tomorrow. I will be in LA Tuesday
> > from about 2:15pm to 10pm so I will be free to see you any time
> > from about 4-8. Maybe we could have a beer after work or a meal
> > (my shout),
> >
> > The cc. is my work email which may be a more reliable way to get
> > me while I am away.
> >
> > Tim Josling