Difference B/W Easytrieve and COBOL in terms of execution

Prabhu Kvvsrt · New User Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Posts: 7 Location: Hyderabad

I have a query , How does easytrieve and cobol programs differ in terms of execution or speed.Is their anyway that easytrieve takes less time compared to corresponding cobol program.

Please let me know where can i get such information that gives the difference b/w them.

Thanks,
Prabhu

ofer71 · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:27 am

I have no laboratory data, but from my experience, Eztrieve is slower then COBOL, even in its compiled flavour.

O.

DavidatK · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 3:59 am

I agree with O,

Eztrieve uses canned routines to accomplish MOVEs, ADDs, SUBTRACTs, Etc. What a ?Complied? Eztrieve program does is not have to interpret the instructions each time the program runs, But, it still uses the canned routines. The COBOL Compiler, on the other hand, generates specific machine instructions for the COBOL statement you have given it.

Dave

Prabhu Kvvsrt · New User Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Posts: 7 Location: Hyderabad

David,

Can you tell me what you mean by Canned routines briefly used by Eztrieve Program

Thanks,
Prabhu