Odd initializing code

I put the following code in an IBM mainframe CoBOL program:


0100-INITIALIZE.
MOVE FUNCTION LOWER-CASE(QD-CODE)
TO QD-CODE.
MOVE FUNCTION LOWER-CASE(QM-GROUP-CODE)
TO QM-GROUP-CODE.


The reason for this is that I know that programmers in my environment
are used to using upper case.   Sure we have programs with lower case
in them - but this guarantees that they don't accidentally change the
case (the file extracts data to be FTPd to another shop).

Howard Brazee wrote:
> I put the following code in an IBM mainframe CoBOL program:
>
>
> 0100-INITIALIZE.
>    MOVE FUNCTION LOWER-CASE(QD-CODE)
>                            TO QD-CODE.
>    MOVE FUNCTION LOWER-CASE(QM-GROUP-CODE)
>                            TO QM-GROUP-CODE.
>
>
> The reason for this is that I know that programmers in my environment
> are used to using upper case.   Sure we have programs with lower case
> in them - but this guarantees that they don't accidentally change the
> case (the file extracts data to be FTPd to another shop).

What's odd?

"Howard Brazee" <howard@brazee.net> wrote in message
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>I put the following code in an IBM mainframe CoBOL program:
>
>
> 0100-INITIALIZE.
>    MOVE FUNCTION LOWER-CASE(QD-CODE)
>                            TO QD-CODE.
>    MOVE FUNCTION LOWER-CASE(QM-GROUP-CODE)
>                            TO QM-GROUP-CODE.
>
>
> The reason for this is that I know that programmers in my environment
> are used to using upper case....

OH COME ON. NOBODY IS MARRIED TO ALL UPPERCASE ANYMORE.

MCM

Michael Mattias wrote:
> "Howard Brazee" <howard@brazee.net> wrote in message
>  news:bgc9c3t6nab24gmaqo2g2bb130hij0kk16@
4ax.com... 
>
> OH COME ON. NOBODY IS MARRIED TO ALL UPPERCASE ANYMORE.

It's better than:

If QD-CODE = 'ADD'
or = 'add'
or = 'Add'
or = 'ADd'
or = 'AdD'
or = 'aDd'
or = 'adD'
or = 'aDD'
...

I shudder if the op-code were "update" ... or even "capitalize"

"Michael Mattias" <mmattias@talsystems.com> wrote in message
news:P55xi.1306$i75.1018@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net...
> "Howard Brazee" <howard@brazee.net> wrote in message
>  news:bgc9c3t6nab24gmaqo2g2bb130hij0kk16@
4ax.com... 
>
> OH COME ON. NOBODY IS MARRIED TO ALL UPPERCASE ANYMORE.
>
> MCM
>
>

Please don't make personal remarks about my ex-wife...  :-)

Pete
--
"I used to write COBOL...now I can do anything."

HeyBub wrote:
> Howard Brazee wrote: 
>
> What's odd?

I was thinking the same thing...  :)

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Michael Mattias wrote:
> "Howard Brazee" <howard@brazee.net> wrote in message
>  news:bgc9c3t6nab24gmaqo2g2bb130hij0kk16@
4ax.com... 
>
> OH COME ON. NOBODY IS MARRIED TO ALL UPPERCASE ANYMORE.

Must be why he specified LOWER case.