[net.general] WANTED advice on language translators

ARPAVAX:UNKNOWN:G:inp (09/09/82)

I am looking for advice from anyone who has experience with language
translators.  I may have to write one and need advice as to the size
and complexity of the project.  Are there any available that convert
COBOL (or any language) into C?  How complicated do data declarations
get for COBOL's nested structures?  Are there symbol table and
decimal arithmetic packages that I could adapt, or would using binary
suffice?  Any software, comments, or pointers to others' work would
be appreciated.		Thanks, Bob Tidd	ucbvax!populi!inp