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PI17601: POINTER FIELD IN UNSTRING STATEMENT RETURNS INCORRECT VALUE.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • UNSTRING statement return 1 more that expected. This leads to
loop in COBOL problem due to logic path depending on exact
value in POINTER field.

Local fix

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Problem summary


    

  • ****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED: Enterprise COBOL V5.1 programs using         *
*                 UNSTRING with the WITH POINTER clause.       *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: UNSTRING statement scans one more byte  *
*                      beyond end of record when using         *
*                      COBOL 5.1                               *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
****************************************************************

    



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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    PI17601
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  • Reported component name
    LE ENT COBOL LI
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  • Reported component ID
    568819812
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  • Reported release
    780
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
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  • PE
    NoPE
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  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
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  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
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  • Submitted date
    2014-05-08
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  • Closed date
    2014-05-13
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  • Last modified date
    2014-06-03
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Modules/Macros


    

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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    LE ENT COBOL LI
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  • Fixed component ID
    568819812
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Applicable component levels


    

  • R780  PSY  UI17669
       UP14/05/20  P  F405
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  • R790  PSY  UI17670
       UP14/05/20  P  F405
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            Modified date:
            

            14 December 2020
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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