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PH56951: TRUNCATED LONG DBCS VARIABLES NAMES IN LISTING COMMENTS.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Long DBCS data item names exceed the length limit of comments in
    the listing and are truncated before running into closing SI
    flag, which leaves the DBCS shows a garbled last character.
    

Local fix

  • Use shorter or non-DBCS variable names.
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.2 compiling      *
    *                 programs with LIST that have data item       *
    *                 names that contain more than 11 DBCS         *
    *                 characters.                                  *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Long DBCS data item names exceed the    *
    *                      length limit of comments in the         *
    *                      listing and are incorrectly truncated   *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF                       *
    ****************************************************************
    The compiler truncates long DBCS variables names in listing
    comments without ensuring that the DBCS characters are properly
    encoded
    

Problem conclusion

  • The compiler was fixed to properly encode DBCS characters for
    variable names in listing comments
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PH56951

  • Reported component name

    ENT COBOL FOR Z

  • Reported component ID

    5655EC600

  • Reported release

    620

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2023-09-14

  • Closed date

    2023-09-15

  • Last modified date

    2023-10-02

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

    PH55026

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

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    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 IGYDRV   IGYEQCWI IGYMSGE  IGYMSGK
    IGYMSGT  IGYQCBE  IGYZQDRV IGYZQENU IGYZQJPN
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    ENT COBOL FOR Z

  • Fixed component ID

    5655EC600

Applicable component levels

  • R620 PSY UI93578

       UP23/09/23 P F309

  • R621 PSY UI93579

       UP23/09/23 P F309

  • R622 PSY UI93580

       UP23/09/23 P F309

Fix is available

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Document Information

Modified date:
02 October 2023