TechServ TechServ ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
: Just to let you know, it appears it does not matter what the case of =
: the intrinsic name is.  I also compiled with the intrinsic "Clock" and =
: "ClocK" and they both compiled without any errors, warnings,  or =
: questions.

Right.  Even though the name of a called routine may be specified as
a nonnumeric literal, the compiler transforms that name according to
certain rules, in order to conform to MPE naming conventions for
intrinsics and other library procedures.  For COBOL II/iX these
rules are documented unser "External Names" in the "Interprogram
Communication" section of Appendix H in the reference manual
(page H-27).

There was a recent change in that area as part of the enhancement
to permit alternate entry points in COBOL main programs, but that
change should not affect intrinsic calls in any way.  (This
enhancement is documented in the MPE/iX 5.5 PowerPatch 5 Communicator,
page 117).

I suspect a clobbered SYSINTR file.

Walter Murray
Hewlett-Packard
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