How would you do this?

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IBM has (relatively) recently created an LE callable service, CEE3INF,
that
returns a "32-bit map" with information about what environment a program
is
running in. See:


http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/CEEA3170/2.2.
5.9

Now, my question is how various "experienced" COBOL programmers would
handle
such information (either in an IBM mainframe environment OR in other
COBOL
environments for those who see this note and don't work in IBM mainframe

environments - but do get "bit maps")

1) Call a non-COBOL program to decode this map (e.g.. Assembler, C, PL/I
or any
other language that can easily handle "bits")

2) Do a "division" loop to figure out which bits are turned on?

3) Use 88-levels with hex literals to check for which bits were turned
on?

4) Use the LE (or comparable) "bit manipulation" routines?

5) Not use CEE3INF from COBOL?

6) Other?

***

Although I wouldn't LIKE it, I can imagine doing this in any of these
ways.
Obviously, when/if a COBOL compiler supports the '02 Standard
Bit/Boolean
features, this becomes "trivial". However, as few (if any) compilers do
this
yet, I was wondering how programmers would handle this requirement.

--
Bill Klein
wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com

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