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PL/I Compilers

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Source information file, needed for z/OS Debugger, Fault Analyzer and APA, incorporated in object (same as for COBOL)

We are working on an ADFz POC. So it would be eligible that also for PL/I the info necessary for z/OS Debugger, Fault Analyzer and Application Performance Analyzer, is incorporated in the object module and not in separate files :SYSDEBUG file used...
over 2 years ago in PL/I Compilers 5 Delivered

Allow named Constants as Host Variables in imbedded SQL-Statements

Named constants should be allowed as "host constants/variables" in SQL statements - if they are to be used "read only".
over 10 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Delivered

Propagate the JSONOMIT attribute from a structure parent to its members

If the JSONOMIT attribute is specified on a structure parent, and all its members are containing a null string or a zero value, then the whole structure should be omitted from output generated by the JSON functions. We need the same behavior as th...
3 months ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Delivered

Modify jsonGetValue built in function to tolerate unknown and reordered name/values and objects in JSON text

RFE to modify the jsonGetValue built in function to tolerate unknown and reordered name/values and objects in JSON text. The compiler currently enforces strict rules on jsonGetValue requiring all names in the text to be defined in the structure an...
over 3 years ago in PL/I Compilers 8 Delivered

Add new JSONIGNORE attribute

The JSONIGNORE attribute would indicate that an element should be ignored by the JSON functions. If theattribute is specified on a structure, all of the elements of the structure would be ignored. Same behavior as XMLIGNORE.
3 months ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Delivered

Information about "source complexity"

The Cobol V5-Compiler is able to lower the specified optimization level if the source is "too complex", a compiilation with the specified optimization level would take to long. I would like to have the Enterprise PL/1 compiler compute a "complexit...
over 10 years ago in PL/I Compilers 5 Delivered

Compiler options enhancements

Virtually every release of Enterprise PL/I adds new compiler options. It would be useful if the full list could be included in a member (pxoptXXX?) in the ' IELxxx.SIBMZSAM' sample library in a format that can be directly used by a PARM=('+DD:PLIS...
over 8 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Delivered

Allow assignments with UNION if they are equal

Allow assignments with UNION if they are equal. Small Example:PLI003: PROC OPTIONS(MAIN); DCL 1 ST_01 UNION, 5 DATC CHAR(10), 5 DATB BIN FIXED(15); DCL 1 ST_02 LIKE ST_01; ST_02 = ST_01; END PLI003; IBM1669I Target in assignment is a UNION. or wit...
over 8 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Delivered

New datatype for long strings (> CHAR(32767))

For strings longer than CHAR(32767) we need a new datatype that can manage strings with length up to 2^31 Bytes. This datatype also should accept an attribut VARYING. Example:DCL field CHARLONG (200000) VARYING; -> In this case the storage allo...
almost 10 years ago in PL/I Compilers 5 Delivered

Add new attributes to the TITLE option

The TITLE option of the OPEN statement supports only a subset of the attributes offered by BPXWDYN.We need support for the following extra attributes: CLOSE (free dataset on close)RELEASE (release unused space on close)RECORG(LS) (create a VSAM LS...
over 2 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

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