I did choose.

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert W.Mills [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 1:10 PM
To: Tracy Pierce
Cc: 3000-L ListServer
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
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> 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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