From: arne@vajhoej.dk   
      
   On 11/12/2025 4:01 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:12:40 -0500, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
   >> To build dynamic SQL strings you need support for a few   
   >> basic features:   
   >> * loops   
   >> * conditional blocks   
   >> * string concatanation   
   >>   
   >> Cobol does support that.   
   >   
   > But not arbitrary-length dynamic strings.   
   >   
   > And not functional constructs that let you put the loops and   
   > conditionals inside the string-construction expression.   
      
   True.   
      
   But that does not impact whether you can do it in Cobol.   
      
   It just impacts how many lines of code you need to do it.   
      
   Arne   
      
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