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Mon, 8 Dec 2014 21:13:26 +0000
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Use the FUNCTION RANDOM to flip a logical coin or roll a die?


Tracy Johnson
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Robert W.Mills
> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 4:10 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Question for COBOL programmers
> 
> But what if you HAD to choose?
> 
> > On 8 Dec 2014, at 20:41, "Tracy Pierce" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > No need to choose, you can use them both.
> >
> > I say use COPY bookname REPLACING ==string== BY ==newstring==
> >
> > I once went to pains to eliminate macro usage but I can't remember
> why.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf
> > Of Robert W.Mills
> > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 12:34 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [HP3000-L] Question for COBOL programmers
> >
> > Greetings to the -L,
> >
> > This is a question for all you COBOL programmers out there.
> >
> > You have to choose between using the Macro preprocessor and
> the
> > COPY...REPLACING & REPLACE statements.
> >
> > Which would you choose and why?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Robert W.Mills
> >
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