[Info-vax] COBOL example $MGBLSC

[Brian Schenkenberger]

On 2023-09-08 01:50:30 +0000, John Reagan said:

> Yep, POINTER is one of the few COBOL 2002 keywords in the compiler.
> Just a container of the correct size (64-bits) but you can't really 
> operate onit.  You can just pass it to some other routine (in another 
> language that CAN
> operate on such things)

So, it's useless. I've been trying COBOL examples I've found on the net 
and they fail.  That explains why.

So there's no way to $MGBLSC, $EXPREG, LIB$GET_VM and use the region 
created directly in COBOL.

Grrrr.

Thanks John.  At least I won't be banging my head against the wall 
trying to figure out this COBOL.

— Brian