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COBOL Compilers

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TRIM Intrinstic function

Implement COBOL 2014 Standard TRIM intrinsic function.
almost 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Delivered

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 ...
over 1 year ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 3 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, ...
about 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 10 Delivered

Warning at lack of end-evaluate

It would be handy if the lack of end-evaluate would be reported with a warning.
over 10 years ago in COBOL Compilers 8 Delivered

LIST Option causes issues with messages from COBOL 5.2 compiler

When compile parm LIST is used with the parm FLAG(I,I), compiler diagnostic messages that are supposed to be printed at the end of the source listing (page 327 Programming Guide SC14-7382-03) are in fact printing in the middle of the output ahead ...
over 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 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...
over 3 years ago in COBOL Compilers 12 Delivered

SlackBytes on Sync-Structures should be flagged

Given Structure:05 MyStructure.10 FirstItem PIC X(3).10 SecondItem S9(8) BINARY SYNC.After FirstItem, the Compiler will insert a non-accessable Byte, called SlackByte, for Alignment.I need a Compiler Message (Informational), every time when a Slac...
over 11 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Delivered

Missing Replacement-String in COPY REPLACING should be flagged

When using:COPY Bookname REPLACING abcd BY wxyz and there is an typing error in operand-1 (here: "abcd") and so no replacement has been done, it should be an compiler message (informational) with a hint like "No Replacement done".It also should be...
over 11 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Delivered

64 bit support in COBOL

We need 64 bit addressing capability with our COBOL application program executables.
about 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Delivered

Performance-critical Statements (with extra generated Code by Compiler) should be flagged

When compiling a program with OPTIMIZE, the compiler should flag performance-critical statements and expressions.The Compiler-Program "knows" when to insert extra code for number converting,so it could give a hint to the Programmer, such as an "In...
over 10 years ago in COBOL Compilers 9 Delivered

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