PH37185: INCORRECT OUTPUT: THE LAST LINE IN THE COPYBOOK WHICH IS MISSING THE NEWLINE CHARACTER IS DISCARDED.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Incorrect output: The last line in the COPYBOOK which is
  missing the newline character is discarded.  This can cause the
  compiler to fail with various problems such as missing data
  item definitions, etc..., depending upon the contents of the
  COPYBOOK file.
  
  This problem occurred when the read routine in the compiler
  indicated a premature EOF condition because a newline character
  was not found on the last line in the COPYBOOK file.  The last
  file line buffer was then discarded and not processed by the
  compiler.
  
  USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.3 or 6.2
  compiling programs using the cob2 command in USS that
  include one or more COPYBOOKs (also called COPY
  members or COPY texts) in which the last line does not
  include a newline character.
  

Local fix

• Make sure all COPYBOOK file lines end with a newline character
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.3 or 6.2         *
  *                 compiling programs using the cob2 command in *
  *                 USS that include one or more COPYBOOKs in    *
  *                 which the last line does not include a       *
  *                 newline character.                           *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Incorrect output: The last line in      *
  *                      the COPYBOOK which is missing the       *
  *                      newline character is discarded.  This   *
  *                      can cause the compiler to fail with     *
  *                      various problems such as missing data   *
  *                      item definitions, etc., depending on    *
  *                      the contents of the COPYBOOK file.      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  This problem occurred when the read routine in
  the compiler indicated a premature EOF condition because a
  newline character was not found on the last line in the COPYBOOK
  file. The last file line buffer was then discarded and not
  processed by the compiler.
  

Problem conclusion

• The compiler has been updated so that EOF is not returned
  when this last file line with the missing newline character has
  been read. So the buffer containing the last file line gets
  included from the COPYBOOK and the next read issued correctly
  indicates the EOF condition.
  

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:

  PH38130

Modules/Macros

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  IGYCEN$5 IGYCEN$8 IGYCEN$D IGYCEN$R IGYCFGEN IGYCFREE IGYCINIT
  IGYCJA$0 IGYCJA$1 IGYCJA$2 IGYCJA$3 IGYCJA$4 IGYCJA$5 IGYCJA$8
  IGYCJA$D IGYCJA$R IGYCLIBR IGYCLSTR IGYCLVL0 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   IGYEQCWI IGYMSGE
  IGYMSGK  IGYMSGT  IGYQCBE  IGYQSPLT IGYSIDE2 IGYZQEN6 IGYZQENU
  IGYZQJP6 IGYZQJPN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655EC600

Applicable component levels

• R630 PSY UI75468

     UP21/05/29 P F105

• R631 PSY UI75469

     UP21/05/29 P F105

• R632 PSY UI75470

     UP21/05/29 P F105

• R63H PSY UI75471

     UP21/05/29 P F105

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