• Random cobol code generators

    From pramod kumar Dixit@1:2320/100 to comp.lang.cobol on Tue Sep 12 03:15:29 2017
    From Newsgroup: comp.lang.cobol

    Hello,

    Like the C and the C++ where there is a random code generators, which based on a predefined algorithm, generates C code for various testing purposes,

    Do we have something in COBOL where we can generate a cobol code randomly ?

    Any help is appreciated.

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  • From docdwarf@1:2320/100 to comp.lang.cobol on Tue Sep 12 12:10:06 2017
    From Newsgroup: comp.lang.cobol

    [posted and emailed]

    In article <f120c8ee-a4fb-493b-999a-3c6251199a3a@googlegroups.com>,
    pramod kumar Dixit <pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:
    Hello,

    Like the C and the C++ where there is a random code generators, which
    based on a predefined algorithm, generates C code for various testing >purposes,

    Do we have something in COBOL where we can generate a cobol code randomly ?

    Yes, it is called 'a programmer'.

    Now please, do your own job.

    DD

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  • From Louis Krupp@1:2320/100 to comp.lang.cobol on Tue Sep 12 13:37:53 2017
    From Newsgroup: comp.lang.cobol

    On Tue, 12 Sep 2017 03:15:29 -0700 (PDT), pramod kumar Dixit <pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:
    Hello,

    Like the C and the C++ where there is a random code generators, which based on
    a predefined algorithm, generates C code for various testing purposes,

    Do we have something in COBOL where we can generate a cobol code randomly ?

    Any help is appreciated.
    Are you looking for the equivalent of something like this? https://embed.cs.utah.edu/csmith/
    Are you testing a COBOL compiler, or are you working on other tools
    that read source code?
    Louis

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  • From pramod kumar Dixit@1:2320/100 to comp.lang.cobol on Wed Sep 13 02:41:08 2017
    From Newsgroup: comp.lang.cobol

    On Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 1:07:58 AM UTC+5:30, Louis Krupp wrote:
    On Tue, 12 Sep 2017 03:15:29 -0700 (PDT), pramod kumar Dixit <pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:

    Hello,

    Like the C and the C++ where there is a random code generators, which based
    on a predefined algorithm, generates C code for various testing purposes,

    Do we have something in COBOL where we can generate a cobol code randomly ?

    Any help is appreciated.

    Are you looking for the equivalent of something like this?

    https://embed.cs.utah.edu/csmith/

    Are you testing a COBOL compiler, or are you working on other tools
    that read source code?

    Louis

    Thanks a lot Louis for getting the question and intent right.
    Yes indeed. I was looking for something equivalent in the link.
    I am testing cobol compiler and i need various instances of code with various combinations etc.

    Do you have something like the above for cobol (irrespective of - in which language the code generator is written)

    Thanks much in advance.

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  • From Louis Krupp@1:2320/100 to comp.lang.cobol on Wed Sep 13 14:23:42 2017
    From Newsgroup: comp.lang.cobol

    On Wed, 13 Sep 2017 02:41:08 -0700 (PDT), pramod kumar Dixit <pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 1:07:58 AM UTC+5:30, Louis Krupp wrote:
    On Tue, 12 Sep 2017 03:15:29 -0700 (PDT), pramod kumar Dixit
    <pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:

    Hello,

    Like the C and the C++ where there is a random code generators, which based
    on a predefined algorithm, generates C code for various testing purposes,

    Do we have something in COBOL where we can generate a cobol code randomly ? >> >
    Any help is appreciated.

    Are you looking for the equivalent of something like this?

    https://embed.cs.utah.edu/csmith/

    Are you testing a COBOL compiler, or are you working on other tools
    that read source code?

    Louis

    Thanks a lot Louis for getting the question and intent right.
    Yes indeed. I was looking for something equivalent in the link.
    I am testing cobol compiler and i need various instances of code with various combinations etc.

    Do you have something like the above for cobol (irrespective of - in which language the code generator is written)

    Thanks much in advance.
    Unfortunately, I don't know of any random COBOL code generators. A
    search for "cobol compiler test suite" did turn up these links, which
    might be somewhat useful:
    http://www.itl.nist.gov/div897/ctg/cobol_form.htm http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=260605
    Out of curiosity, I downloaded csmith. It has about 43,000 lines of
    C++ code.
    One of the FAQs in its web page:
    "Can Csmith be altered to emit programs in a language other than C or
    C++? Not easily."
    Are you working on a commercial compiler, or open-source?
    Louis
    Are you working on a commercial product (
    Louis

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  • From docdwarf@1:2320/100 to comp.lang.cobol on Thu Sep 14 14:46:33 2017
    From Newsgroup: comp.lang.cobol

    In article <1t0jrc9safj75df9iv7qogs5sgfcjkh078@4ax.com>,
    Louis Krupp <lkrupp@nospam.pssw.com.invalid> wrote:
    On Wed, 13 Sep 2017 02:41:08 -0700 (PDT), pramod kumar Dixit ><pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 1:07:58 AM UTC+5:30, Louis Krupp wrote: >>> On Tue, 12 Sep 2017 03:15:29 -0700 (PDT), pramod kumar Dixit
    <pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:

    Hello,

    Like the C and the C++ where there is a random code generators,
    which based on a predefined algorithm, generates C code for various
    testing purposes,

    Do we have something in COBOL where we can generate a cobol code randomly ?

    [snip]

    Are you working on a commercial product (

    Someone who thought 'yes' might have responded with 'Please do your own
    job.'

    DD

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  • From pramod kumar Dixit@1:2320/100 to comp.lang.cobol on Thu Sep 14 23:10:42 2017
    From Newsgroup: comp.lang.cobol

    On Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 8:16:35 PM UTC+5:30, docd...@panix.com wrote:
    In article <1t0jrc9safj75df9iv7qogs5sgfcjkh078@4ax.com>,
    Louis Krupp <lkrupp@nospam.pssw.com.invalid> wrote:
    On Wed, 13 Sep 2017 02:41:08 -0700 (PDT), pramod kumar Dixit ><pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 1:07:58 AM UTC+5:30, Louis Krupp wrote: >>> On Tue, 12 Sep 2017 03:15:29 -0700 (PDT), pramod kumar Dixit
    <pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:

    Hello,

    Like the C and the C++ where there is a random code generators,
    which based on a predefined algorithm, generates C code for various
    testing purposes,

    Do we have something in COBOL where we can generate a cobol code
    randomly ?

    [snip]

    Are you working on a commercial product (

    Someone who thought 'yes' might have responded with 'Please do your own job.'

    DD

    Loius, Thanks for the info. Yes I do work for a commercial compiler on Nonstop platform.

    Looks like I might need to start working on a code generator for cobol. Nonetheless, i was thinking not to reinvent the wheel and the world is so large.

    DD - I am curious to know if you are always sarcastic or only when you reply to
    emails.

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  • From pete dashwood@1:2320/100 to comp.lang.cobol on Fri Sep 15 20:49:42 2017
    From Newsgroup: comp.lang.cobol

    On 15/09/2017 2:46 AM, docdwarf@panix.com wrote:
    In article <1t0jrc9safj75df9iv7qogs5sgfcjkh078@4ax.com>,
    Louis Krupp <lkrupp@nospam.pssw.com.invalid> wrote:
    On Wed, 13 Sep 2017 02:41:08 -0700 (PDT), pramod kumar Dixit
    <pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 1:07:58 AM UTC+5:30, Louis Krupp wrote: >>>> On Tue, 12 Sep 2017 03:15:29 -0700 (PDT), pramod kumar Dixit
    <pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:

    Hello,

    Like the C and the C++ where there is a random code generators,
    which based on a predefined algorithm, generates C code for various
    testing purposes,

    Do we have something in COBOL where we can generate a cobol code randomly
    ?

    [snip]

    Are you working on a commercial product (

    Someone who thought 'yes' might have responded with 'Please do your own
    job.'


    I was surprised at this, Doc.

    Who you help or don't, is, of course, entirely a matter for you, but
    this seems uncharacteristically ungenerous, to me.

    The fact that somebody may be working on something that is (or will be ) commercial, doesn't necessarily mean they are already coining it and can afford to pay for advice.

    The days when kids came here looking for help with "homework" are pretty
    much over, I think (haven't seen any such requests for over a decade now...)

    He IS "doing his own job" by looking for help.

    I do the same, and I try and help other people who need help that I can provide. It isn't always about money.

    I believe you Americans have a term for it, something about going around
    and coming around... Perhaps I misunderstood it or it may have been lost
    in translation...

    Pete.
    --
    I used to write COBOL; now I can do anything...

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  • From pete dashwood@1:2320/100 to comp.lang.cobol on Fri Sep 15 20:55:14 2017
    From Newsgroup: comp.lang.cobol

    On 15/09/2017 6:10 PM, pramod kumar Dixit wrote:
    On Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 8:16:35 PM UTC+5:30, docd...@panix.com
    wrote:
    In article <1t0jrc9safj75df9iv7qogs5sgfcjkh078@4ax.com>,
    Louis Krupp <lkrupp@nospam.pssw.com.invalid> wrote:
    On Wed, 13 Sep 2017 02:41:08 -0700 (PDT), pramod kumar Dixit
    <pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 1:07:58 AM UTC+5:30, Louis Krupp wrote:
    On Tue, 12 Sep 2017 03:15:29 -0700 (PDT), pramod kumar Dixit
    <pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:

    Hello,

    Like the C and the C++ where there is a random code generators,
    which based on a predefined algorithm, generates C code for various >>>>>> testing purposes,

    Do we have something in COBOL where we can generate a cobol code randomly ?

    [snip]

    Are you working on a commercial product (

    Someone who thought 'yes' might have responded with 'Please do your own
    job.'

    DD

    Loius, Thanks for the info. Yes I do work for a commercial compiler on
    Nonstop platform.

    Looks like I might need to start working on a code generator for cobol.
    Nonetheless, i was thinking not to reinvent the wheel and the world is so large.

    DD - I am curious to know if you are always sarcastic or only when you reply
    to emails.

    LOL! You need to get to know the Doc; he has a heart of gold, and is a valuable contributor to this community but sometimes he gets a bit
    tetchy. His sardonic humour can be a bit off-putting to people who don't
    know him; don't take it personally...

    Pete.

    --
    I used to write COBOL; now I can do anything...

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  • From Louis Krupp@1:2320/100 to comp.lang.cobol on Fri Sep 15 05:46:12 2017
    From Newsgroup: comp.lang.cobol

    On Thu, 14 Sep 2017 23:10:42 -0700 (PDT), pramod kumar Dixit <pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:
    Loius, Thanks for the info. Yes I do work for a commercial compiler on Nonstop
    platform.

    Looks like I might need to start working on a code generator for cobol. Nonetheless, i was thinking not to reinvent the wheel and the world is so large.
    Have you run your compiler on the NIST test suite?
    If you absolutely have to have a COBOL equivalent of csmith, go for
    it. If you don't have time to do that, and you're looking for
    something where automation would make sense, I would consider
    generating fields of varying PICTURE, USAGE and VALUE and verifying
    that MOVE statements work as expected.
    If I'm not mistaken, Nonstop is now an HP product, so my guess is that
    you work for HP and you're trying to verify the COBOL compiler
    mentioned here: https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/V2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=4AA1-3643ENW
    or you're working on a third-party product. In either case, you should
    be able to get another compiler on a convenient platform to serve as a reference.
    Louis

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  • From docdwarf@1:2320/100 to comp.lang.cobol on Sat Sep 16 13:58:11 2017
    From Newsgroup: comp.lang.cobol

    In article <f21ce755-0d5b-4380-943c-68109465978e@googlegroups.com>,
    pramod kumar Dixit <pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 8:16:35 PM UTC+5:30, docd...@panix.com wrote:
    In article <1t0jrc9safj75df9iv7qogs5sgfcjkh078@4ax.com>,
    Louis Krupp <lkrupp@nospam.pssw.com.invalid> wrote:
    On Wed, 13 Sep 2017 02:41:08 -0700 (PDT), pramod kumar Dixit
    <pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 1:07:58 AM UTC+5:30, Louis Krupp wrote:
    On Tue, 12 Sep 2017 03:15:29 -0700 (PDT), pramod kumar Dixit
    <pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:

    [snip]

    Do we have something in COBOL where we can generate a cobol code randomly ?

    [snip]

    Are you working on a commercial product (

    Someone who thought 'yes' might have responded with 'Please do your own
    job.'

    Loius, Thanks for the info. Yes I do work for a commercial compiler on >Nonstop platform.

    So... this is your job.

    Looks like I might need to start working on a code generator for cobol. >Nonetheless, i was thinking not to reinvent the wheel and the world is
    so large.

    That's strange. You are willing to let others duplicate your efforts so
    you won't have to duplicate their efforts?

    'I need to find (x) so I can do the job for which I am getting paid money, please tell me, for free.'

    'Did you look at (this)?'

    'Yes, already looked, not a help.'

    'Did you look at (that)?'

    'Yes, already looked, not a help.'

    'Did you look at (the other thing)?'

    'Yes, already looked, not a help. How come so many people waste my time
    with unhelpful answers?'

    Compare that with:

    'I need to find (x) so I can do the job for which I am getting paid money.
    I have already done (this), (that) and (the other thing) and found them unhelpful. Suggestions would be appreciated.'

    DD - I am curious to know if you are always sarcastic or only when you
    reply to emails.

    When somebody (outside of merely asking the question) demonstrates
    absolutely zero effort in ascertaining the solution I try to give back at least double.

    DD

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  • From docdwarf@1:2320/100 to comp.lang.cobol on Sat Sep 16 14:33:45 2017
    From Newsgroup: comp.lang.cobol

    In article <f21ihbFf6rsU1@mid.individual.net>,
    pete dashwood <dashwood@enternet.co.nz> wrote:
    On 15/09/2017 2:46 AM, docdwarf@panix.com wrote:
    In article <1t0jrc9safj75df9iv7qogs5sgfcjkh078@4ax.com>,
    Louis Krupp <lkrupp@nospam.pssw.com.invalid> wrote:
    On Wed, 13 Sep 2017 02:41:08 -0700 (PDT), pramod kumar Dixit
    <pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 1:07:58 AM UTC+5:30, Louis Krupp wrote:
    On Tue, 12 Sep 2017 03:15:29 -0700 (PDT), pramod kumar Dixit
    <pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:

    Hello,

    Like the C and the C++ where there is a random code generators,
    which based on a predefined algorithm, generates C code for various >>>>>> testing purposes,

    Do we have something in COBOL where we can generate a cobol code randomly ?

    [snip]

    Are you working on a commercial product (

    Someone who thought 'yes' might have responded with 'Please do your own
    job.'


    I was surprised at this, Doc.

    Who you help or don't, is, of course, entirely a matter for you, but
    this seems uncharacteristically ungenerous, to me.

    Zero effort shown, Mr Dashwood, at least double returned. How's that not largesse?

    The fact that somebody may be working on something that is (or will be ) >commercial, doesn't necessarily mean they are already coining it and can >afford to pay for advice.

    The fact that someone's working on it shows that someone's boss assigned
    the task... despite voluminous, vociferous protestations of 'I cannot do
    this, I do not know how to do this, if you assign this to me you are
    dooming this task to nigh-certain failure.'

    Who am I to prove a boss wrong?

    [snip]

    I believe you Americans have a term for it, something about going around
    and coming around... Perhaps I misunderstood it or it may have been lost
    in translation...

    They certainly do speak an odd language in the Antipodes, Mr Dashwood...
    how about 'Give a person a something in COBOL where we can generate code randomly, feed them for a day... teach a person how to demonstrate effort which deserves co-operation and get them to a position high enough so they
    can sign off on invoices, feed more people for a longer time.'?

    DD

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  • From Arnold Trembley@1:2320/100 to comp.lang.cobol on Sat Sep 16 19:27:51 2017
    From Newsgroup: comp.lang.cobol

    On 9/15/2017 6:46 AM, Louis Krupp wrote:
    On Thu, 14 Sep 2017 23:10:42 -0700 (PDT), pramod kumar Dixit <pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:


    Loius, Thanks for the info. Yes I do work for a commercial compiler on Nonstop platform.

    Looks like I might need to start working on a code generator for cobol. Nonetheless, i was thinking not to reinvent the wheel and the world is so large.

    Have you run your compiler on the NIST test suite?

    If you absolutely have to have a COBOL equivalent of csmith, go for
    it. If you don't have time to do that, and you're looking for
    something where automation would make sense, I would consider
    generating fields of varying PICTURE, USAGE and VALUE and verifying
    that MOVE statements work as expected.

    If I'm not mistaken, Nonstop is now an HP product, so my guess is that
    you work for HP and you're trying to verify the COBOL compiler
    mentioned here:

    https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/V2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=4AA1-3643ENW

    or you're working on a third-party product. In either case, you should
    be able to get another compiler on a convenient platform to serve as a reference.

    Louis


    Here's one place where you can download the NIST COBOL85 test suite.
    It's about 26 megabytes when decompressed.

    https://sourceforge.net/projects/open-cobol/files/nist/

    I've run the NIST COBOL85 test suite several times when building
    GnuCOBOL. The best results I've gotten are:

    ------ Directory Information ------- --- Total Tests Information ---
    Module Programs Executed Error Crash Pass Fail Deleted Inspect Total
    ------ -------- -------- ----- ----- ----- ---- ------- ------- -----
    NC 95 95 0 0 4393 0 4 1 4398
    SM 17 17 0 0 291 0 2 1 294
    IC 25 25 0 0 246 0 4 0 250
    SQ 85 85 0 0 518 0 0 89 607
    RL 35 35 0 0 1827 0 5 0 1832
    ST 40 40 0 0 288 0 0 0 288
    SG 13 13 0 0 310 0 0 0 310
    OB 7 7 0 0 39 0 0 0 39
    IF 45 45 0 0 733 0 0 0 733
    DB 16 16 0 0 418 0 4 27 449
    IX 42 42 0 0 507 0 1 0 508
    ------ -------- -------- ----- ----- ----- ---- ------- ------- -----
    Total 420 420 0 0 9570 0 20 118 9708


    There 420 test programs in 11 groups (for example, IX is for Indexed Sequential files), and 9,708 test cases. GnuCOBOL 2.2 passes 9,570 of
    9,708 test cases with no abends.

    The problem is that it only tests for the 1985 COBOL Standard. I don't believe it covers any of the Intrinsic Functions from the 1989 addendum,
    nor any of the new features of the 2002 or 2014 COBOL standards.

    But it might be a good place to start....

    Kind regards,



    --
    http://www.arnoldtrembley.com/

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  • From robin.vowels@1:2320/100 to comp.lang.cobol on Tue Sep 19 07:24:22 2017
    From Newsgroup: comp.lang.cobol

    On Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 7:41:10 PM UTC+10, pramod kumar Dixit wrote:
    On Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 1:07:58 AM UTC+5:30, Louis Krupp wrote:
    On Tue, 12 Sep 2017 03:15:29 -0700 (PDT), pramod kumar Dixit <p....@gmail.com> wrote:

    Hello,

    Like the C and the C++ where there is a random code generators, which
    based on a predefined algorithm, generates C code for various testing purposes,


    Do we have something in COBOL where we can generate a cobol code randomly
    ?

    Any help is appreciated.

    Are you looking for the equivalent of something like this?

    https://embed.cs.utah.edu/csmith/

    Are you testing a COBOL compiler, or are you working on other tools
    that read source code?

    Louis

    Thanks a lot Louis for getting the question and intent right.
    Yes indeed. I was looking for something equivalent in the link.
    I am testing cobol compiler and i need various instances of code with various
    combinations etc.

    Do you have something like the above for cobol (irrespective of - in which
    language the code generator is written)

    George Marsaglia's algorithms might be of interest.

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  • From pramod kumar Dixit@1:2320/100 to comp.lang.cobol on Thu Sep 21 10:18:14 2017
    From Newsgroup: comp.lang.cobol

    On Friday, September 15, 2017 at 2:25:21 PM UTC+5:30, pete dashwood wrote:
    On 15/09/2017 6:10 PM, pramod kumar Dixit wrote:
    On Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 8:16:35 PM UTC+5:30, docd...@panix.com
    wrote:
    In article <1t0jrc9safj75df9iv7qogs5sgfcjkh078@4ax.com>,
    Louis Krupp <lkrupp@nospam.pssw.com.invalid> wrote:
    On Wed, 13 Sep 2017 02:41:08 -0700 (PDT), pramod kumar Dixit
    <pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 1:07:58 AM UTC+5:30, Louis Krupp
    wrote:
    On Tue, 12 Sep 2017 03:15:29 -0700 (PDT), pramod kumar Dixit
    <pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:

    Hello,

    Like the C and the C++ where there is a random code generators,
    which based on a predefined algorithm, generates C code for various >>>>>> testing purposes,

    Do we have something in COBOL where we can generate a cobol code
    randomly ?

    [snip]

    Are you working on a commercial product (

    Someone who thought 'yes' might have responded with 'Please do your own
    job.'

    DD

    Loius, Thanks for the info. Yes I do work for a commercial compiler on
    Nonstop platform.

    Looks like I might need to start working on a code generator for cobol.
    Nonetheless, i was thinking not to reinvent the wheel and the world is so large.

    DD - I am curious to know if you are always sarcastic or only when you
    reply to emails.

    LOL! You need to get to know the Doc; he has a heart of gold, and is a valuable contributor to this community but sometimes he gets a bit
    tetchy. His sardonic humour can be a bit off-putting to people who don't know him; don't take it personally...

    Pete.

    --
    I used to write COBOL; now I can do anything...

    Thanks Pete. I am fine. You are right indeed!! Judging people by their email replies are wrong and more so without knowing whats running in their mind.
    I Apologise for any hurt.

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  • From pramod kumar Dixit@1:2320/100 to comp.lang.cobol on Thu Sep 21 10:34:56 2017
    From Newsgroup: comp.lang.cobol

    On Saturday, September 16, 2017 at 7:28:13 PM UTC+5:30, docd...@panix.com wrote:
    In article <f21ce755-0d5b-4380-943c-68109465978e@googlegroups.com>,
    pramod kumar Dixit <pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 8:16:35 PM UTC+5:30, docd...@panix.com
    wrote:
    In article <1t0jrc9safj75df9iv7qogs5sgfcjkh078@4ax.com>,
    Louis Krupp <lkrupp@nospam.pssw.com.invalid> wrote:
    On Wed, 13 Sep 2017 02:41:08 -0700 (PDT), pramod kumar Dixit
    <pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 1:07:58 AM UTC+5:30, Louis Krupp
    wrote:
    On Tue, 12 Sep 2017 03:15:29 -0700 (PDT), pramod kumar Dixit
    <pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:

    [snip]

    Do we have something in COBOL where we can generate a cobol code
    randomly ?

    [snip]

    Are you working on a commercial product (

    Someone who thought 'yes' might have responded with 'Please do your own >> job.'

    Loius, Thanks for the info. Yes I do work for a commercial compiler on >Nonstop platform.

    So... this is your job.

    Looks like I might need to start working on a code generator for cobol. >Nonetheless, i was thinking not to reinvent the wheel and the world is
    so large.


    DD

    Hello Mr DD,

    I am ready to take back double, and ofcourse got a few. I take your point below.

    [SNIP]
    'I need to find (x) so I can do the job for which I am getting paid money, please tell me, for free.'

    'Did you look at (this)?'

    'Yes, already looked, not a help.'

    'Did you look at (that)?'

    'Yes, already looked, not a help.'

    'Did you look at (the other thing)?'

    'Yes, already looked, not a help. How come so many people waste my time with unhelpful answers?'

    Compare that with:

    'I need to find (x) so I can do the job for which I am getting paid money. I have already done (this), (that) and (the other thing) and found them unhelpful. Suggestions would be appreciated.'
    [SNIP]

    At the same time,
    [snip]
    That's strange. You are willing to let others duplicate your efforts so
    you won't have to duplicate their efforts?
    [snip]
    Did I ever say "I shall NOT share" or has anyone asked if can share.

    [snip]
    When somebody (outside of merely asking the question) demonstrates absolutely zero effort in ascertaining the solution I try to give back at least double.
    [snip]
    Just because I have not explained my past effort doesnt mean there hasnt been any and every one has to start from somewhere. I started here.

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  • From docdwarf@1:2320/100 to comp.lang.cobol on Thu Sep 21 18:56:39 2017
    From Newsgroup: comp.lang.cobol

    In article <25cdb178-24f1-4e15-bcc2-0b45fbbd2d31@googlegroups.com>,
    pramod kumar Dixit <pramodkdixit@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Saturday, September 16, 2017 at 7:28:13 PM UTC+5:30, docd...@panix.com wrote:

    [snip]

    That's strange. You are willing to let others duplicate your efforts so
    you won't have to duplicate their efforts?
    [snip]
    Did I ever say "I shall NOT share" or has anyone asked if can share.

    It has been said 'Actions speak louder than words'. Your actions showed
    no inclination to letting people know what you'd already done and gave no indication that this particular was anything other than one-way.


    [snip]
    When somebody (outside of merely asking the question) demonstrates
    absolutely zero effort in ascertaining the solution I try to give back at >> least double.
    [snip]
    Just because I have not explained my past effort doesnt mean there hasnt
    been any and every one has to start from somewhere. I started here.

    Perhaps a lesson learned by doing so is that there are more fruitful ways
    to order future searches.

    DD

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