PH35556: COBOL COMPILER FAILS TO DIAGNOSE 2 WHEN PHRASES IN A SEARCH ALL STATEMENT AND GOES INTO A LOOP

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• COBOL compiler fails to diagnose 2 WHEN phrases in a SEARCH ALL
  statement and goes into a loop
  

Local fix

• Do not code 2 WHEN phrases
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V6.2 who           *
  *                 accidentally code 2 WHEN phrases in a nested *
  *                 SEARCH ALL statement.                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The compiler will get into              *
  *                      an infinite loop, and not put out a     *
  *                      diagnostic error message.  If 2 WHENs   *
  *                      are in a non-nested SEARCH ALL, the     *
  *                      compiler correctly diagnoses the error, *
  *                      but not if the 2 WHENs are coded for a  *
  *                      SEARCH ALL nested in another SEARCH     *
  *                      ALL.                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  The compiler got confused parsing the nested
  SEARCH ALL and failed to diagnose the error and tried to
  generate code for an impossible case.  (Only 1 WHEN is allowed
  in SEARCH ALL statements).
  

Problem conclusion

• The compiler was changed to correctly diagnose the
  second WHEN and prevent the back end from trying to generate
  code for a defective program.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  PH37330

Modules/Macros

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  IGYCLVL1 IGYCLVL2 IGYCLVL3 IGYCLVL8 IGYCMALL IGYCOB2E IGYCOPI
  IGYCOPT  IGYCOSCN IGYCPGEN IGYCRCTL IGYCRDPR IGYCRDSC IGYCREAL
  IGYCRWT  IGYCSCAN IGYCSIMD IGYCUE$0 IGYCUE$1 IGYCUE$2 IGYCUE$3
  IGYCUE$4 IGYCUE$5 IGYCUE$8 IGYCUE$D IGYCUE$R IGYCXREF IGYDRV
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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655EC600

Applicable component levels

• R620 PSY UI75163

     UP21/05/04 P F105

• R621 PSY UI75164

     UP21/05/04 P F105

• R622 PSY UI75165

     UP21/05/04 P F105

• R62H PSY UI75166

     UP21/05/04 P F105

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