[Info-vax] Calling $CREPRC in COBOL

[seasoned_geek]

On Monday, June 20, 2022 at 11:08:21 PM UTC-5, Dave Froble wrote:
> 
> The concept worked well, to the point all applications used it. Every program 
> got it's filenames from the codes file using keys/tokens/whatever you want to 
> call them for one example. The entire TOLAS and other ERP type applications 
> were built around the concept. 
> 
> From an old customer site, no longer in use: 
> 
> ---Code type---------Code description------ 
> 
> CODES Codes Descriptors 
> BANK_CODE Bank code records 
> CHARGES Charge code records 
> COLLECTOR Credit analyst codes 
> COLLECT_LETTER Collection letter codes 
> COLLECT_TXNS Collection transaction codes 
> COMPANY_NAME Company name records 
> CTL_DATES Date range control records 
> CTY_TAX Taxing location rate records 
> CUST_TYPE Customer type codes 
> DAS14 DAS14 data file list(s) 
> DETACH Detached process parameter records 
> FILENAMES Data file names and locations 


Wow! It's 2022 and Dave is still talking TOLAS. <Grin>
IBM thinks they are going to be able to pull that out of Navistar no problem at all. I've lost track of how many replacement efforts there have been over the decades.