PH47543: HIGH-VALUES WITH FIXED BYTE-LENGTH UTF-8 ITEMS MAY PRODUCE INCORRECT RESULTS FOR MOVES AND COMPARES FOR AMODE64

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• HIGH-VALUES with fixed byte-length UTF-8 items may produce
  incorrect results for moves and compares for AMODE64
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.3 and later      *
  *                 releases running AMODE 64 programs which     *
  *                 use fixed byte length UTF-8 data items.      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Incorrect result for move and compare   *
  *                      operations involving fixed byte length  *
  *                      UTF-8 data items.                       *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Refer to APAR PH47577 for further       *
  *                      details.                                *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Install the provided PTF.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  Refer to APAR PH47577 for further details.
  
  COB0603T/K COB0604T/K
  

Problem conclusion

• The COBOL runtime library has been updated to bring values in
  line with UTF-8 standards. Any remainder bytes of a fixed byte
  length UTF-8 item are set to the encoding of the highest
  possible code point appropriate for that number of remaining
  bytes.
  

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:

  UI81617 UI81618 UI81621

Modules/Macros

• CELQSG04 CELQV004 IGZQAPI  IGZQCA64 IGZQCDA  IGZQINPL IGZQJNI2
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  LE ENT COBOL LI

• Fixed component ID

  568819812

Applicable component levels

• R7B0 PSY UI81617

     UP22/07/29 P F207

• R7C0 PSY UI81618

     UP22/07/29 P F207

• R7D0 PSY UI81621

     UP22/07/29 P F207

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