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    Example of how to build COBOL V6R4 “non OO COBOL to Java interoperability” applications in JCL

    We want to establish a Proof Of Concept between COBOL V6.4 and Java. The IBM documentation says this is only possible under USS with the CJBuild Tool. But SCLM is the tool we use to compile our COBOL programs – but it doesn’t work in Unix System ...
    about 3 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 3 Delivered

    Option to prevent inadvertent use of LINKAGE-SECTION data items prior to establishing addressability

    In a COBOL program, the LINKAGE SECTION is used to describe data structures that are made available to this program from another program or method. Addressability to these data structures are established in a variety of ways, such as via reference...
    over 2 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 10 Delivered

    Support finding lower-case copybooks from USS directories

    When compiling COBOL programs using the cob2 command in USS it is likely that the copybooks also reside in USS (because they are cloned from Git, for example). The current implementation only supports finding upper-case copybooks. It is, however, ...
    11 months ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 3 Delivered

    Cobol Json Parse / Json Generate not reversible when working with Numeric Edited Fields

    Hello, I would like to mention again 2 old Cases from me (TS010652468 and TS016864176), because the problem happened again with another Developer. Can you please check the last Case (TS016864176), where some discussion took place and IBM decided t...
    about 1 year ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 6 Delivered

    JSON GENERATE : Conditional SUPPRESS

    JSON object, unlike copy cobol, are flexible : a JSON object can have non-mandatory name/value pairs missing. Currently with JSON GENERATE : - for a string, when the value is all space, a single space is kept. - for a number, when the value is 0, ...
    almost 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers 10 Delivered

    Add the hability to process NULL values in COBOL

    In order to use some REST/JSON APIs, we need to be able to process NULL value in COBOL. We had oppened the TS004435032 support case on this matter. Is it possible to add cobol support for NULL values or to add it to the JSON PARSE & GENERATE J...
    about 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 12 Delivered

    zSecure - add key type to default alert 1617

    It would be great if the default alert 1617 can be enhanced t include as well the master key type that has been changed. Currently the alert only reports a generic message that 'a' new master key was installed but one has then to lookup the detail...
    over 1 year ago in zSecure / zSecure Alert 2 Delivered

    TRIM Intrinstic function

    Implement COBOL 2014 Standard TRIM intrinsic function.
    over 10 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Delivered

    Feature Request - JSON PARSE - [" was found, but one of LEFT CURLY BRACKET was expected

    It is possible in the JSON standard for a top-level JSON to have an array, e.g. [{..}, {..}]. However, this cannot be read with the current JSON parse, instead you have to build an object around it with string processing so that you can parse it. ...
    about 3 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 5 Delivered

    zSecure Alert deletion does not delete the alert

    When I deleted an alert via zSecure Alert Panel, the confirmation pop-up panel C2PP3ZAO appeared and stated the following: This alert will be deleted from all sets in this configuration data set: hlq.C2PCUST However, after verification and activat...
    over 3 years ago in zSecure / zSecure Alert 1 Delivered

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