Thanks. Problem was indeed fixed by moving the variable definitions out of
the Linkage section (of course).

>  -----Original Message-----
> From:         Atwood, Tim (DVM)
> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 12:30 PM
> To:   HP3000-L (E-mail); Martin, John (DVM)
> Subject:      Thanks: RE: Need Some COBOL Eyes Please
>
> Thank you everyone. I think I see the problem now.
>
> The old code had a bunch of junk which made it difficult for me to see
> where the LINKAGE section of working storage stopped and started. I had
> placed my "COPY TAPPI" statement following the start of the LINKAGE
> section. Those variables should have been part of regular working storage,
> not linkage.
>
> As I suspected, it was one of those things which should have been obvious.
> But, I was temporarily blinded by the glare of 22,000 lines of legacy
> spaghetti code. :-(
>
> It will be a little while before I get the change tested (going to
> lunch...). I will let everyone know if moving the COPY works. I am sure it
> will.
>
> Timothy Atwood
> Holtenwood Computing
> http://www.holtenwood.bc.ca/computing/
> for Domtar Vancouver Mill
> (Opinions expressed are mine and do not reflect Domtar, yahda-yahda-yahda)
>
>
>
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