PN12237: SCRIPT/VS LANGUAGE REFERENCE MANUAL INDICATES THE ADDENDA DICTIONARY CAN CONTAIN 1600 WORDS - THIS IS INCORRECT

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• THE SCRIPT/VS LANGUAGE REFERENCE MANUAL, SH350070 -06, UNDER
  THE .DU (DICTIONARY UPDATE) CONTROL WORD STATES THAT THE
  ADDENDA DICTIONARY CAN CONTAIN MORE THAN 1600 WORDS.  THIS IS
  MISLEADING.  THE ADDENDA DICTIONARY IS LIMITED TO SOMEWHERE
  BETWEEN 1600 TO 1700 WORDS DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE WORDS
  IT CONTAINS.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: ALL DCF USERS                                *
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  * RECOMMENDATION: UPDATE DOCUMENTATION WITH APAR INFORMATION   *
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  THE SCRIPT/VS LANGUAGE REFERENCE MANUAL, SH35007006 UNDER THE
  .DU (DICTIONARY UPDATE) CONTROL WORD STATES THAT THE ADDENDA
  DICTIONARY CAN CONTAIN MORE THAN 1600 WORDS. THIS IS
  MISLEADING. THE ADDENDA DICTIONARY IS LIMITED TO SOMEWHERE
  BETWEEN 1600 TO 1700 WORDS DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE WORDS
  IT CONTAINS.
  

Problem conclusion

• THE DCF: SCRIPT/VS LANGUAGE REFERENCE (SH35007006) WILL BE
  MODIFIED BY CHANGING REMARK 7 OF THE .DU CONTROL WORD
  DESCRIPTION ON PAGE 145 TO READ:
  
  "THE ADDENDA DICTIONARY CAN CONTAIN A MAXIMUM OF BETWEEN 1600
  AND 1700 WORDS. THE EXACT NUMBER OF WORDS VARIES, DEPENDING ON
  THE NUMBER OF CHARACTERS IN THE WORDS. IF YOUR ADDENDA
  DICTIONARY APPROACHES THIS MAXIMUM, CONSIDER CREATING A
  PERMANENT USER DICTIONARY. SEE THE CHAPTER ENTITLED "CREATING
  AND MAINTAINING USER DICTIONARIES" IN THE "DCF: TEXT
  PROGRAMMER'S GUIDE" FOR INFORMATION ON CREATING A USER
  DICTIONARY. SEE THE DESCRIPTION OF THE .DL CONTROL WORD FOR
  INFORMATION ON USING A USER DICTIONARY."
  

Temporary fix

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