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Conference clt::cobol

Title:VAX/DEC COBOL
Notice:Kit,doc,performance talk info-->DIR/KEY=KIT or DOC or PERF_TALK
Moderator:PACKED::BRAFFITT
Created:Mon Feb 03 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3250
Total number of notes:13077

3204.0. "Which VAX/VMS Cobol Compiler Year 2000 compliant ?" by NQOS02::nqsrv201.nqo.dec.com::Workbench () Fri Feb 21 1997 19:42

My customer Liberty Mutual is confused regarding which version of VAX/VMS 
Cobol compilier is Year 2000 compliant. Liberty was told via a letter from our 
Year 2000 marketing manager that VAX/VMS Cobol 5.4 is the Year 2000 compliant 
version. However one of Liberties vendors ISI from Reading MA is telling them 
that Digital told them that VAX/VMS Cobol 5.1 will do it. Can anyone help me 
with this question ?

Thanks...
Steve C...
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3204.1VAX COBOL V5.4PACKED::BRAFFITTSat Feb 22 1997 09:1814
>My customer Liberty Mutual is confused regarding which version of VAX/VMS 
>Cobol compilier is Year 2000 compliant. Liberty was told via a letter from our 
>Year 2000 marketing manager that VAX/VMS Cobol 5.4 is the Year 2000 compliant 
    
    VAX COBOL V5.4 is the Year 2000 compliant version.
    
    VAX COBOL V5.4 includes the necessary updated documentation which
    explains the functionality available with the intrinsic functions that
    can be used to work with 4-digit year information in place of ACCEPT.
    
    VAX COBOL V5.1 is no longer supported.
    
    - Don Braffitt
      DEC/VAX COBOL project leader