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From: orville@weyrich.UUCP (Orville R. Weyrich)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng,comp.infosystems,comp.lang.fortran,alt.cobol
Subject: Program Restructuring
Message-ID: <1991May4.055658.3006@weyrich.UUCP>
Date: 4 May 91 05:56:58 GMT
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I am putting together a proposal for a program restructuring tool which uses
AI techniques, and would like any information the net can help me with. I 
expect to post the results, and hope to stimulate some discussion in this
area.

I will of course post a summary to the net of the responses which I receive.
Please e-mail responses to orville%weyrich@uunet.uu.net or else post to
comp.software-eng (note the followup line).

My questions:

	I understand that there are several program restructuring tools 
	currently available which help turn old GO TO laden COBOL and FORTRAN
	code into more structured code.

	What products are available now, and what (if any) research is
	presently being done in this field?

	I have heard rumors to the effect that the present tools are less
	than satisfactory. I would be interested in hearing of the experiences
	(good and bad) of anyone who has used these tools. Bad experiences
	are particularly useful, since they help clarify where improvements
	need to be made.

	References to any articles on the subject would also be appreciated.

Thanks,

Orville.

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Orville R. Weyrich, Jr., Ph.D.                   Certified Systems Professional
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