[Info-vax] Writer advice requested

[Richard B. Gilbert]

On 11/15/2010 7:55 PM, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> In article<4ce1bedc$0$29264$c3e8da3$88b277c5 at news.astraweb.com>, JF Mezei<jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca>  writes:
>> Rob Brown wrote:
>>
>>>> What's wrong with COBOL?
>>>
>>> A cross between Assembler and English, with all the disadvantages of
>>> both.
>>
>>
>> This brings instant image of Mr VAXman doing kernel code in COBOL :-)
>
> Never.  I still can't figure out where the code is in all the PIC crap.
> When I see PIC, I think Position Independent Code.
>
>

In COBOL "PIC" means "PICture".  It's more or less the equivalent of a 
FORTRAN "FORMAT" statement and describes how input data or output data 
is to be formatted.

Move down to the "PROCEDURE DIVISION" to find the executable code.

Sometimes I amaze myself!  I haven't written a line of COBOL in 
thirty-two years!