A fix is available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
LENGTH OF is an integer sender and is therefore incompatible with the STRING statement. However V4.2 seems to support it partially and Enterprise COBOL Vx.x does not complain about using it as a sender. The compiler was generating unexpected and undefined code when parsing an integer sender in a STRING statement. Compiler was updated to properly handle a LENGTH OF sender in a STRING statement.
Local fix
Copy LENGTH OF value into a temporary USAGE DISPLAY data item and use that data item in the STRING statement.
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V5.2 compiling * * programs with a STRING statement containing * * a LENGTH OF value. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: String statement containing a LENGTH * * OF has undefined and unexpected * * behaviour, differing from V4.2. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF. * **************************************************************** LENGTH OF is an integer sender and is therefore incompatible with the STRING statement. However V4.2 seems to support it partially and Enterprise COBOL Vx.x does not complain about using it as a sender. The compiler was generating unexpected and undefined code when parsing an integer sender in a STRING statement.
Problem conclusion
Compiler was updated to properly handle a LENGTH OF sender in a STRING statement.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
PI98908
Reported component name
ENT COBOL FOR Z
Reported component ID
5655W3200
Reported release
520
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2018-06-07
Closed date
2018-06-10
Last modified date
2018-07-02
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
Modules/Macros
IGY8RWTU IGYCBE IGYCCBE 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 IGYCLIBH IGYCLIBO IGYCLIBR IGYCLSTR IGYCLVL0 IGYCLVL1 IGYCLVL2 IGYCLVL3 IGYCLVL8 IGYCMALL 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 IGYECWI IGYMSGE IGYMSGK IGYMSGT
Fix information
Fixed component name
ENT COBOL FOR Z
Fixed component ID
5655W3200
Applicable component levels
R520 PSY UI56404
UP18/06/21 P F806
R521 PSY UI56405
UP18/06/22 P F806
R522 PSY UI56406
UP18/06/22 P F806
Fix is available
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Document Information
Modified date:
02 July 2018