re: Re RW on Working-Storage (was J4 - presentationdiscussion on

robert.  it took me a while but i finally removed all the 'personal' stuff a
nd what remained was this....
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If my program, loaded and running, CALLs a subroutine for the first
then it will create a new working-storage for that. When I CANCEL it
will destroy that area and make it available for reuse by another.

This could happen even if the program was linked so that the program
code loaded with the run unit.

In OO COBOL a new object will dynamically create a new working-storage
for itself.
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you make some claims here as if they were 'absolutes'.  'When I CANCEL...' a
nd 'In OO...' are the two i am refering to.  i've noticed that you are a sen
sitive fellow so i'm letting it be known that i have no desire to get in a p
issing contest with you, bu
t my 30+ years as a professional computer programmer taught me that there ar
e few 'absolutes' when it comes to hardware and software vendors and the way
 they 'interpret' and 'implement' a standard.

as an aside... i have yet to see an implementation that 'destroys' anything 
other than a pointer when a called program returns control to the calling pr
ogram regardless of the method.  any decent ibm assembler programmer from th
e 70's or 80's could demons
trate this for you.

with the exception of the personal stuff i am enjoying the exchange.  and si
nce i haven't been paid to program for... geee... 15 years now... i not only
 find the exchange informative but entertaining as well.

have a good day.

sss



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