"Walter Murray" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message
news:vitdgagob8td14@corp.supernews.com...
> "Peter Smithson" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message
> news:MPG.19986d14d7e54b35989778@news.cis.dfn.de...
> > I'm an MPE novice. (warning!)
>
> Don't worry.  Experienced MPE programmers have been confused, and
rightfully
> so, on this point.
>
> [snipped - questions about testing the condition code after an intrinsic
> call in COBOL]
>
> > So what's happening?  Does the COBOL interface re-define "2" to be "0" ?
> > What else does it do?
>
> What you're seeing is the COBOL idiom for testing the condition code.
I'll
> try to explain, from a historical perspective.
>
<snipped - very informative explanation of what's going on here>

Thank you Walter. I knew someone much more knowledgeable than I would be
able to enlighten us. I've learnt something, that's always good :)

Mark

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