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Re: Free RDBM Systems (PostgreSQL)
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[log in to unmask][log in to unmask], 9 Mar 2001 10:38:07 -0800590_iso-8859-1 I don't know the exact details of this, but this will probably work; this
all assumes you're using COBOL and the AFTER [ADVANCING] <lines> clause.

(In the old days, at least) the hardware, such as a 2566, wants to print,
then advance. This works poorly from a programming standpoint; thus the
AFTER clause. The COBOL compiler I believe, would see that you're using
post-print spacing, and would insert (after a "C" (%103) record which
overrides perf skipping) an "A" (%101) record which sets the pre-space
movement option. [...]43_9Mar200110:38:[log in to unmask]
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Um, I'm pretty sure that Mark was speaking for himself, posting from
[log in to unmask], and not for HP...

This really does open up the proverbial "can of worms", although that's not
necessarily a bad thing. I don't know enough about PostgreSQL to know to
what degree it has been proven, or not. The thread on slashdot had some
things to say about the open-source RDBMSs, versus Oracle. Others are
probably better suited than I am to address what PostgreSQL does and does
not allow us to do. If Mark did this, and on his own time, I have to assume
that he saw the merit in it (perhaps for other open source apps?).

Greg Stigers
http://www.cgiusa.com

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