PH60651: The method signature for a CALL "Java..." may exceed the compiler's 160 character literal limit

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In the generated COBOL to Java interface, the code to specify
  the method signature uses a string literal like
  
    string signature "(ILjava/lang/String;)V" delimited by
    size into signature
  
  which can exceed the 160 character limit on string literals if
  there are many parameters or long class names.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.4 compiling and  *
  *                 running COBOL programs that use the non-OO   *
  *                 COBOL/Java interoperability feature to call  *
  *                 a static Java method that has approximately  *
  *                 9 or more String or BigDecimal parameters.   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: COBOL program fails at runtime with     *
  *                      message:                                *
  *                      Error: problem calling COBOL JNI DLL,   *
  *                        rc = -0000000001                      *
  *                      Error: program = <cobol_stub_prog_name> *
  *                      Error: error stmt = 0000000001          *
  *                      Error calling                           *
  *                      <fully-qualified-method-name>           *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply IBM-provided PTF                       *
  ****************************************************************
  The compiler was building the Java method signature string
  needed by the JNI layer into a COBOL alphanumeric literal, which
  has a maximum size of 160 bytes. This is problematic and can
  lead to truncation when there are many String or BigDecimal
  parameters.
  

Problem conclusion

• The compiler was updated to define the signature string as a
  group with the signature for each parameter as a separate
  subordinate item defined as a filler. This allows any number of
  parameters to be specified without hitting any limits.
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• IGY8RWTU IGYCASMB IGYCCBE  IGYCCCRT IGYCCICS IGYCCSRV IGYCDGEN
  IGYCDIAG IGYCDMAP IGYCEN$0 IGYCEN$1 IGYCEN$2 IGYCEN$3 IGYCEN$4
  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 IGYCJDM1 IGYCJDM2 IGYCJDM3 IGYCJDM4 IGYCJDM5
  IGYCJDM6 IGYCJDMB IGYCJDMJ IGYCJDMR IGYCJGEN IGYCLIBR IGYCLSTR
  IGYCLVL0 IGYCLVL1 IGYCLVL2 IGYCLVL3 IGYCLVL8 IGYCMALL 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 IGYZQEN6
  IGYZQENU IGYZQJP6 IGYZQJPN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655EC600

Applicable component levels

• R640 PSY UI96527

     UP24/04/26 P F404

• R641 PSY UI96528

     UP24/04/26 P F404

• R642 PSY UI96529

     UP24/04/26 P F404

• R64H PSY UI96530

     UP24/04/26 P F404

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