PI58412: INSPECT STATEMENT WITH MULTIPLE CONVERTING PHASES GENERATES INVALID CODE.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When the CONVERTING phases are naming the same character in the
  'from' side, the behavior with Enterprise COBOL V5.x is not the
  same as with pre V5.x compilers.
  
  The problem affects Enterprise COBOL V5.x users who are using
  INSPECT statement with more then one CONVERTING phases.
  

Local fix

• Avoid multiple CONVERTING phases in an INSPECT where the 'from'
  characters are the same.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Enterprise COBOL V5.1, V5.2 and V6.1 users   *
  *                 compiling and running programs that contain  *
  *                 INSPECT statements with more than 1          *
  *                 CONVERTING phrase.                           *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Migration/compatibility: When the       *
  *                      converting phrases are naming the same  *
  *                      character in the 'from' side, the       *
  *                      behavior with Enterprise COBOL V5+ is   *
  *                      not the same as pre V5.                 *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  The V5 INSPECT ... CONVERTING behavior is changed to match V4.
  

Problem conclusion

• The COBOL runtime was changed so that the INSPECT behavior is
  now compatible with pre-COBOL V5 compilers, when a duplicate
  character is found then the FIRST character encountered is used
  as the converting character and the remaining characters are
  ignored.
  

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:

  PI59230

Modules/Macros

• IGZXLPKA
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  LE ENT COBOL LI

• Fixed component ID

  568819812

Applicable component levels

• R7A0 PSY UI36152

     UP16/03/17 P F603

• R790 PSY UI36153

     UP16/03/17 P F603

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