Re: COBOL and XML (was Re: OT - "lie" vs "error")

(all previous parts of this thread removed)

I cannot speak for all users of all COBOL compilers.  HOWEVER, I know for a 
fact
that both Micro Focus users and IBM (z/OS) users put enough "pressure" on th
eir
vendors to spend significant resources on developing (and already) deliverin
g
"native language support" for XML in COBOL.

As far as z/OS goes, this is the ONLY major enhancements (to the language) i
n
the last two releases of Enterprise COBOL - and the input that I have heard 
is
that this is turning out to be the BIGGEST justification for several (many?)
 IBM
mainframe sites for upgrading the  release of their compilers - since Y2K.

Again, I won't speak for users of other compilers - and I can't speak for
whether either approach IS meeting user demand. (The Micro Focus approach is
similar to what ISO is considering; the IBM approach is viewed as
"complimentary" by IBM - but is quite different from what ISO is doing).

--
Bill Klein
wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com