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From: rguay@sobeco.com (r.guay)
Newsgroups: alt.cobol
Subject: Re: Command Line Arguments
Date: 23 Nov 92 14:14:38 GMT
Organization: Sobeco Ernst & Young

In <1992Nov23.005741.21924@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu> hdoshi@picasso.ocis.temple.edu (Hiren Doshi) writes:

>Is there any way to pass command line arguments to a program writtten 
>in MicroFocus PC COBOL? I hope that this is not a FAQ. 

>Hiren... 

I am just starting using MF-COBOL, but I have noticed that the
first ACCEPT in the program gets the command line.
Newsgroups: alt.cobol
From: mikek@shared.COM (Mike Kenny)
Subject: Re: Question about parameters passed to a subprogram
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 14:40:10 GMT
Organization: Shared Financial Systems

Not that I know of. But you can code your calls as
call <program> using variable-prarmeter by value length of variable-parameter
at least this will make the length of the parameter available to the called
program.
--
        Mike Kenny                             Shared Financial Systems
        uunet!shared!mikek                     Dallas, Tx 
        Phone: 214-458-3989                    Fax: 214-458-3876
        ------>>> everybody is entitled to their own opinions <<<------
        ------>>> these are mine and not those of my employer <<<------
-- 
        Mike Kenny                             Shared Financial Systems
        uunet!shared!mikek                     Dallas, Tx 
        Phone: 214-458-3989                    Fax: 214-458-3876
        ------>>> everybody is entitled to their own opinions <<<------
Newsgroups: alt.cobol
From: dlittle@sscvx1.ssc.gov (DENNIS LITTLE)
Subject: Re: Question about parameters passed to a subprogram
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-b1  
Organization: Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 18:49:00 GMT

In article <1992Nov19.155223.3385@cc.umontreal.ca>, lacs@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Lacombe Serge)  writes...
>Hi.
> 
>	Is it possible to know the characteristics (type, length...)
>of a parameter passed to a cobol subprogram. I am working with
>Micro-Focus Cobol rev 3.0 and i have a case where the length of a
>parameter may vary from time to time.
> 
>Thanks.
> 
>Serge Lacombe,
>Universite de Montreal,
> 
>E-mail: lacs@eole.ere.umontreal.ca
> 
Making the assumption that something will always be passed, pass it to a
string as long as the longest possible amount of data to be pulled in and
manipulate it once you get it into the program depending on length.

me
Newsgroups: alt.cobol
From: dlittle@sscvx1.ssc.gov (DENNIS LITTLE)
Subject: MS-Cobol Error 96
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-b1  
Organization: Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 18:57:00 GMT

I've been writing an application for school while on co-op and have come up
with an error code 96 on a rewrite, but the manuals are still at school.
Could someone please tell me what this one means??  The format appears to be
correct (I'm doing other rewrites in the program), but this one won't work

me
Newsgroups: alt.cobol
From: lacs@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Lacombe Serge)
Subject: Question about parameters passed to a subprogram
Organization: Universite de Montreal
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 15:52:23 GMT

Hi.

	Is it possible to know the characteristics (type, length...)
of a parameter passed to a cobol subprogram. I am working with
Micro-Focus Cobol rev 3.0 and i have a case where the length of a
parameter may vary from time to time.

Thanks.

Serge Lacombe,
Universite de Montreal,

E-mail: lacs@eole.ere.umontreal.ca

Newsgroups: alt.cobol
From: asrbp@acad2.alaska.edu
Subject: Re: Goldilocks & The Three Bears in COBOL
Organization: University of Alaska
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 04:48:54 GMT


Yes -- please, if anyone has a copy of Goldilocks and the Three Bears in
COBOL, please post it or email it to me.

Also, please bear with me as this is my first attempt at posting, with no
documentation. Thanx! :)

Ray Phelps, aka Kelrick S BlackHawk 

       	Don't ask what the 'S' means -- I don't know.
		It just looks good there . . .

Newsgroups: alt.cobol
From: Don Nelson <nelson_don@comm.tandem.com>
Subject: Re: Goldilocks & The Three Bears in COBOL
X-Xxdate: Fri, 20 Nov 92 19:18:08 GMT
Organization: Tandem Computers
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d7
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 18:07:53 GMT

In article <1992Nov19.191709.28618@unocal.com> Marc Furon,
stctmkf@st.unocal.com writes:
>
>Does anyone have a copy of Goldilocks & The Three Bears in COBOL?  I had
>a copy years ago, but I can't seem to find it now.
>
>(It was a classic--the PROCEDURE DIVISION had lines in it like
>"EXAMINE BEDS REPLACING ALL GOLDILOCKS BY BEARS.")

This must have been old.  EXAMINE was deleted in favor of INSPECT in the
1974 COBOL Standard.

Don Nelson
COBOL Development, Tandem Computers, Inc
ex-Chariman, CODASYL COBOL Committee
nelson_don@comm.tandem.com
Newsgroups: alt.cobol
From: jfid@mfltd.co.uk (James Fidell (x5320))
Subject: Re: Question about parameters passed to a subprogram
Reply-To: jfid@icebox.UUCP (James Fidell)
Organization: Micro Focus Ltd., Newbury, UK
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 13:05:36 GMT

In article <1992Nov19.155223.3385@cc.umontreal.ca> lacs@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Lacombe Serge) writes:
>Hi.
>
>	Is it possible to know the characteristics (type, length...)
>of a parameter passed to a cobol subprogram. I am working with
>Micro-Focus Cobol rev 3.0 and i have a case where the length of a
>parameter may vary from time to time.
>

I don't believe it is - the runtime knows what arguments are passed, but
this information isn't available from a COBOL program, because, unlike C,
the length of a variable is what you declare it as in the working-storage
section.

I think you'd probably have to pass the information explicitly to the
subprogram unless you want to get involved in some really ugly coding.

James.
-- 
  Yield to temptation --             |
  it may not pass your way again"    |     jfid@mfltd.co.uk
                                     |
        - Lazarus Long               |              James Fidell
Newsgroups: alt.cobol
From: dlittle@sscvx1.ssc.gov (DENNIS LITTLE)
Subject: Re: Disable Control-Break on a PC?
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-b1  
Organization: Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 19:09:00 GMT

In article <1689E94E1.SC739034@ysub.ysu.edu>, SC739034@ysub.ysu.edu (Jeff Hoxworth)  writes...
>Hello!
> 
>I program in Microsoft COBOL and have one important question:
> 
>Does anyone know any way I can disable the Control-Break key on a PC?
> 
>My program is supposed to put up a password screen (it does) and not
>let anyone past the screen unless they know the correct password (it
>does UNLESS someone uses Control-Break).
> 
>I would appreciate any help anyone can offer!
> 
>                                                 Thanks!
> 
>============================================================================
>Real users never know what they want, but they always know when your program
>                         doesn't deliver it.
>============================================================================
>"Everyplace is walking distance if you have the time"
>                                            -Steven Wright
>============================================================================
> 
>Jeff Hoxworth   SC739034@ysub.ysu.edu

If this program comes up on bootup, then there are TSR's available for doing
what you ask and if not, I've written a routine which a login is all it does
and then calls the next program in line (the main menu setup in this case)... 
In MS-Cobol at least, a called program can't be executed alone so there is
no need to worry about the Ctrl-Break combo or any other.  One problem still
exists and that is the Password file is unprotected completely when booting
from floppy so I need to find a good encrypt scheme.

me
Newsgroups: alt.cobol
From: map@sequent.com (Michael Perry)
Subject: Re: MS Cobol Help
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 17:56:19 GMT

In article <10NOV199215493498@sscvx1.ssc.gov> dlittle@sscvx1.ssc.gov (DENNIS LITTLE) writes:
>I have version 2.0 of Microsoft Cobol and need one command please(The manuals
>are at the school about 200 miles from where I am and the Program Chair isn't 
>that familiar with Micro Cobol)... There is a command to release the memory
>used by a called program but I can't seem to find it... Also, has anybody

     CANCEL "program_name".

>ever run across problems writing a large record to a file?  The last two
>commands in this section are a write to a file and exit program(I've checked
>the syntax and it is correct) but the program locks up in the write for some
>reason... If anybody is interested, the source will be be PD anyway.
>
>me


-- 
    "Life's a bench, then you die!"
From: hdoshi@picasso.ocis.temple.edu (Hiren Doshi)
Newsgroups: alt.cobol
Subject: Command Line Arguments
Date: 23 Nov 92 00:57:41 GMT
Organization: Temple University
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

Is there any way to pass command line arguments to a program writtten 
in MicroFocus PC COBOL? I hope that this is not a FAQ. 

Hiren... 
Xref: sparky alt.sewing:3429 rec.crafts.textiles:2164
From: semrc@rc.rit.edu (Sigrid E. Mortensen)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Sewing Silk
Date: 18 Nov 92 14:09:39 GMT
Followup-To: alt.sewing
Organization: RIT Research Corporation

I own a couple of hand-washable silk T's that I have washed several times,
and when I iron the blouses, it seems like one of two things is happening.
Either the silk is stretching or the thread that was used to stitch them
is shrinking.  The sleeve hems (for example) seem to be pulling in at the
stitching and flaring out at the edges.

Since I'm in the process of sewing my own silk blouse, I'm wondering if
there's something I should be doing to keep this from happening.  I read
in my Threads Fit and Fabric book that I could pre-wash the silk so it
will be hand-washable when I'm done.  (I've done this.  In fact, I've
already done some of the stitching, but I haven't worked on it for a while,
partly because I'm concerned about this stretching/shrinking phenomenon.)  
They also say it isn't necessary to use silk thread, but my observations 
make me wonder if this is true.

Any experience/words of wisdom out there?

Thanks,

Sigrid.
Newsgroups: alt.sewing,rec.crafts.textiles
From: alg@cs.cornell.edu (Anne Louise Gockel)
Subject: Re: Stitchery Legal Question
Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept, Ithaca NY 14853
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 19:51:09 GMT

About a year ago, Patricia O Tuama (in rec.arts.fine) recommended several
books on this subject:

"Legal Guide for the Visual Artist" by Tad Crawford 

"Business and Legal Forms for Graphic Designers" by Tad Crawford and Eva Doman
Bruck

"Handbook of Pricing and Ethical Guidelines" by the Graphic Artists Guild (for
business and legal issues)

I have also seen recommendations for:

Stephen Fishman, *The Copyright Handbook: How to Protect and Use Written
Works* Berkeley, CA: Nolo Press, 1st national edition, 1991 $24.95 US.  USBN
0-87337-130-5.


I believe that there were significant changes in the US Copyright laws in the
late 80's.  Basically the US adopted the conventions that the rest of the
world has always used (?Berne Conventions?).  I think I've seen a few other
books on this subject recommended, but I cannot find the references to them
now.

					-Anne
Anne Louise Gockel			Cornell Computer Science
Internet: alg@cs.cornell.edu		UUCP: cornell!alg


Newsgroups: alt.sewing
From: perrott@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Nikki Perrott)
Subject: (Horse) Riding Breeches
Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University.
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 03:11:55 GMT

I have been having trouble finding riding breeches that fit well,
and am thinking of making some. Does anyone know where I can find
a pattern for breeches? I guess I could come up with a pattern 
myself, but it would be easier to have a "real" one to start from.

Thanks.

Nikki
perrott@cs.stanford.edu



Newsgroups: alt.sewing
From: gwbailey@unix.massima.com (Gwendolyn W. Bailey)
Subject: Long Live XSTICHING!!!!
Keywords: sew sew sew
Reply-To: gwbailey@unix.massima.com (Gwendolyn W. Bailey)
Organization: Massima Consumer Products, Inc.
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 05:04:50 GMT


See Subject Title:
"LONG LIVE CROSSSTITCHING"
From: HF.MMX@forsythe.stanford.edu (Marilee Marshall)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Re: For Beth I. Mettelstaedt
Date: 19 Nov 1992 14:56:58 -0800
Organization: Stanford University
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: morrow.stanford.edu

The best thread for a serger is long-staple thread with as little
lint buildup as possible." >
>--
>-----
>Carolyn Peterson

"Threads" Magazine had a good article on thread in general last
summer.  I know my Pfaff absolutely binds up if I use Talon brand.
Long-staple, high quality thread is good for almost everything, but
on a serger where you are using up copious amounts....$$$$$$.


marilee
at stanford
From: ntitley@axion.bt.co.uk (Nigel Titley)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Re: Yarn-aholics Anonymous Confession
Date: 19 Nov 92 10:11:51 GMT
Reply-To: ntitley@axion.bt.co.uk (Nigel Titley)
Organization: British Telecom Research Labs


In article <19277.2b021c07@levels.unisa.edu.au>, 9018617k@levels.unisa.edu.au writes:
|> Yes it is time for Yarn-aholics anonymous.
|> 
|> I confess that I have a 4ft X 2ft X 2ft camphorwood chest stuffed full of my
|> favourite knitting yarns, books etc and at least 4 jumpers on the go.  In fact
|> my collection extends to several boxes of beautiful yarn which won't fit in the 

I wish I had something as nice to keep my yarns in. Mine are stacked up behind the
knitting machine in large plastic sacks (3 of them) and cardboard boxes.

A knitting machine is a good way to get rid of yarns, but this only seems to encourage
me to buy more.

Nigel

Email: NTitley@axion.bt.co.uk
Snail: British Telecom Research labs, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, Suffolk, UK
"Well, I'm disenchanted too. We're all disenchanted." (James Thurber)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
From: aviva@ultra.com (Aviva Garrett)
Subject: Re: Sewing Silk
Reply-To: aviva@ultra.com (Aviva Garrett)
Organization: Ultra Network Technologies
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 20:33:51 GMT

In article <semrc-181192090000@winesap.rc.rit.edu> semrc@rc.rit.edu (Sigrid E. Mortensen) writes:
>I own a couple of hand-washable silk T's that I have washed several times,
>and when I iron the blouses, it seems like one of two things is happening.
>Either the silk is stretching or the thread that was used to stitch them
>is shrinking.  The sleeve hems (for example) seem to be pulling in at the
>stitching and flaring out at the edges.

Sounds like the thread tension used on the hem was too tight.

If the blouse you are making is a lightweight silk, you should
adjust the thread and bobbin tension on the machine. Also, make
sure you use a needle whose diameter is appropriate for the
weight of the fabric.

One more suggestion has to do with thread: you might want to use
silk thread. If not, and if you are using cotton thread, you
might want to also preshrink the thread. I know you do this by
steaming the thread on the spool but I don't know for how long.

..Aviva


-- 
Aviva Garrett
Ultra Network Technologies / 101 Daggett Drive / San Jose CA 95134
aviva@ultra.com  ...!ames!ultra!aviva  (408) 922-0100
From: ctopp@cup.portal.com (Carol F Topp)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Burda Magazines
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 13:35:48 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: usa

Last spring I was asking about receiving special burda magazines-
specifically baby and maternity issues. I received the maternity and
one of the baby boutique, although something happened to the
second one in the mail. They are supposed to send it out. I currently
don't consider this a strike against the US supplier. 

The reason for my posting is I just got a mailing from them that
lists all of their publications (They are GLP International, A
division of German Language Publications, Inc. - more info to
follow). I will share the listings of fashion and needlecraft
offerings. They have several languages available. All are
available in English unless otherwise noted.

Magazine                             issues/year      price

Burda                                    12            $60
Burda Fashions for small Children
           (Ages 2-6)                     2            $15
Burda Easy Sewing                         4            $30
Burda Fashions for Boys and Girls
           (Ages 7-14)                    2            $15
Burda International
           (German with English Supp)     2            $25
Burda Miss B                              4            $30
Burda Fashion Separates                   2            $15
Burda Fashions for the Fuller Figure      4            $30

Carina (German only)                     12            $60
Elle/German                              12            $110
Harper's Bazaar/German                   12            $120
Neue Mode (German with Eng Supplement)   12            $60
Verena German                            12            $60

Under Needlework -

Anna                                     12            $40
Burda Baby Knits                          2            $15
Burda Baby Boutique                       2            $15
Sandra                                   12            $36
Sandra Children's Knits                   2            $10
Sandra Men's Knits                        1            $5
Strick und Schick                        12            $40

Sample copies are available for the single copy price plus up to $1.00.
I don't see a listing for a maternity Burda. I made several dresses
from the patterns in that publication.

For more information, contact;

GLP International
A Division of German Language Publications, Inc.
P.O. Box 9868
Englewood NJ 07631-1123

212 736-7455 or 201 871-1010.

I post this to spread information to all the pattern collectors -
many patterns in a nice neat magazine for only $5 and issue (or
more for specialty ones). I do not gain from any business with GLP.

The baby Boutique set has sewing, knitting, cross stitch, etc patterns.
The regular magazine and the maternity issue were all sewing. I am
not at all familiar with the non Burda publications listed above (
but I am curious if anyone knows about them).

Carol
Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Saturday, 21 Nov 1992 21:32:55 CST
From: Juan A. Varela F. <U35334@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Fashion Design School


My wife wants to study fashion design.  She asked me to find out through
the network if anybody knows of schools for this.  She is interested in
schools in the Chicago area.  She wants to learn about design, drawing,
advance sewing techniques, fabrics and tailoring.

Any information about this would be greatly appreciated.  Please send
me any information directly to my account since I rarely check this
group.  Thanks in advance.

*  Juan A. Varela F.                                U35334@UICVM.UIC.EDU      *
*  University of Illinois at Chicago                72070.3046@COMPUSERVE.COM *
*                                                  TELEPHONE (708)771-9015    *
*  Te quiero flor de los mares,                          FAX (708)771-9049    *
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Newsgroups: alt.sewing
From: polowin@chem.queensu.ca (Joel Polowin)
Subject: Re: Stitchery Legal Question
Organization: Dept. of Chemistry, Queen's University
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 15:28:50 GMT

In article <3179.1370.uupcb@spacebbs.com> ted.jensen@spacebbs.com (Ted Jensen)  writes:

>          jill@super.org (Amelia L. Scott)  writes:

>>    Using some engineering vellum, a coffee-table book of Picasso,
>> and infinite patience, I have translated one of my favorite
>> Picasso designs into a graph.  It's _The Dream_.  I want to
>> stitch it and hang it on my wall at home, but will I have to hide
>> this in the bedroom since it probably has a copyright on it?  I
>> don't want to sell the design, I only want to hang it on my wall
>> so that I can see it and enjoy it.  Is there a problem with this?
>
>I don't think you have to hide it!   For a lot of reasons.  I am
>not a lawyer but I suspect the following holds true.

[several points about lack of copyright protection]

I think you're wrong on most points.  It's certainly possible to copyright
artwork, and most art pieces are implicitly copyrighted by the artist even
if s/he doesn't register formally.

The question is one of "fair use", the phrase used in most copyright law
to allow a judge to decide on a case-by-case basis what is reasonable.
This prevents loop-hole-wriggling.  Generally, making a copy of a work
that one has purchased *for personal use* is considered "fair use", or at
least not worth the trouble of prosecution.  If one were to start selling
copies, or even just A copy, that would probably be illegal without
coming to some agreement with the copyright holder.  It would at least be
unethical.

I had to explain this recently to the owner of the local craft shop.  When
I told her about my image-to-pattern conversion software, she wanted to
buy postcards showing the Kingston landmarks, scan them, and sell the
patterns.  No, I told her, you'll have to check with the folks who make
the postcards; just because you buy a postcard doesn't give you the right
to copy it and sell the copies, even if the copies are in some other
medium.  Someone took that picture; someone owns the rights to that image.
I don't know if she really understands -- but she's doing it my way.

>  I wouldn't worry if I were you.  I don't think those who hold
>  the copyright are about to infiltrate spys into your living
>  room for the express purpose of tracking down quilters who are
>  using the designs of a dead artist for personal enjoyment.

This is the practical point.  For personal enjoyment -- I don't think it
even violates copyright; nobody's going to prosecute.  If one were selling
the things, that'd be a different matter.

Joel Polowin
polowin@silicon.chem.queensu.ca, polowin@chem.queensu.ca,
 polowinj@qudcn.queensu.ca

Newsgroups: alt.sewing
From: marg@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Margaret Minsky)
Subject: Blouses falling to back; alteration from Sew News
Organization: /u/marg/.organization
Distribution: alt
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 16:15:48 GMT

Sew News alterations column has a suggestion this month for blouses that
creep to the back. It says that you can make an alteration to make mre room
in the back shoulder area. On the front, subtract 1/4 from shoulder seam and
then move the neck and arm tops outward 1/8", blending to original
line. On the back add 1/4" to shoulder seam and also move outward
1/8". I haven't tried this, but thought I would pass it on as there have
been several questions about this in the group. Anyone know if this
alteration works?
(It says to do it before other alterations e.g. bust alterations)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing,rec.crafts.textiles
From: lcatlett@carson.u.washington.edu (Lynn Catlett)
Subject: Re: Stitchery Legal Question
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 16:35:28 GMT

>>sensitive about copyrights and stealing ideas.  

>another thing i just thought of...  what about students who go
>into museums and copy paintings.  the only ones i've heard of

--I have at home a photograph of a 14th C painting sent 
(sold) to me by our local art museum after I assured them
in writing that I planned to reproduce the design in 
embroidery for pleasure and teaching purposes only and
not for sale in any form.  They consider themselves the
owners of the design--the original artist having allowed
his claim to laps a few centuries ago--but don't care if
I hang my copy in my livingroom or show it to my playmates. 

QED:  Have fun!
Lynn
From: mcm@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Re: canvas
Date: 23 Nov 92 15:08:41 CST
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

In article <1992Nov20.073805.6314@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>, vblackwe@nyx.cs.du.edu (vic blackwell) writes:
> Do anyone know a good supplier of cotton canvas?  Prefer natural color.
> 
Try your local awning company.
 
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