On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:21:46 Peter wrote: > > Is there some utility that can do this very simple search efficiently? > >> > > > > Why not use a find predicate for that? > > Why not write a COBOL application that uses a FORTRAN subroutine to do > that ?
Actually (and I'm speaking with a LOT of experience) a COBOL program (with or without FORTRAN or C subs) runs at exactly same speed as a C program. BTW, you can call systemcall (like readdir()) directly from COBOL, you don't need any wrapping subroutines. You can try it with the free (and incomplete) GNU tiny COBOL (see: http://tinycobol.org/ ) or with an old (one that compiles to standalone program) MicroFucos COBOL. Ehud. -- Ehud Karni Tel: +972-3-7966-561 /"\ Mivtach - Simon Fax: +972-3-7966-667 \ / ASCII Ribbon Campaign Insurance agencies (USA) voice mail and X Against HTML Mail http://www.mvs.co.il FAX: 1-815-5509341 / \ GnuPG: 98EA398D <http://www.keyserver.net/> Better Safe Than Sorry ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
