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    Misleading messages when compiler job abends becuase of time

    In IBM Enterprise COBOL v5.2, if a compile job abends becuase of CPU time, the messages are misleading.Instead of getting a System abends 322, you get a message saying IGYRC5122-U A RECURSIVE ENTRY TO THE COBOL ABORT MODULE OCCURRED.
    almost 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

    Breaking Points For the Last Session Gets Loaded in Debugger

    The last session's breaking points are not getting loaded in the current session. However, for every new session, we have to make sure that on closing the last debugging session, all the breaking points in that last session should be deleted with ...
    about 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

    Add ISO 2014 Dynamic Capacity Tables

    Add support for dynamic capacity tables as defined in the ISO 2014 COBOL Standard. These are similar to the UNBOUNDED tables introduced in V5 of Enterprise COBOL but they have fewer restrictions and are more programmer friendly. They do not requir...
    over 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 1 Not under consideration

    COBOL ability to read ESDS datasets by RBA

    Add the ability for Cobol to read ESDS datasets by RBA (Relative Byte Address). If the above is added, you should also add the ability to return (or know) the RBA when data is written to an ESDS dataset.
    over 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

    Host On-Demand - Provide Import on HTML Java Web Start Model

    The "import" function is not available when using the html model with java web start.
    over 9 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 Not under consideration

    Do not require password if client certificate provided for HOD-FTP

    When a client certificate is used (like a PIV/CAC card) for identification to the FTP server then the client should not request a userid or password. The SSL/TLS session is done prior to the credentials and the server could determine the ID to ass...
    over 9 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 6 Not under consideration

    Request for RDz Windows Client 3270 Emulator Enhancements

    We'd like to see two enhancements to the 3270 emulator within the RDz Windows client. (a) For copying / pasting text, like to see a regular drag 'n highlight instead of drawing a box around the text. Former is easier. (b) On the full screen, SELEC...
    over 9 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 4 Not under consideration

    Performance impact when compiling with DB2 coprocessor

    When preparing a Cobol-DB2 program with integrated DB2 coprocessor, the Cobol compiler generate an unique SQLDA and feeds it before each SQL access, (DB2 pr?-processor generate an independant SQLDA for each SQL access, and resolve host-variable ad...
    almost 10 years ago in COBOL Compilers 10 Not under consideration

    HOD Re-director Vulnerability

    Users can connect to HOST session bypassing HOD client authentication by using a 3270 emulator, pointing to BigIP of HOD Re-director and Port.
    about 10 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 Not under consideration

    Eliminate recording mode warning

    RECORDING MODE is an IBM extension that is required only to "specif[y] the format of the physical records in a QSAM file", and unless one needs format 'U' it can be assumed based on the other characteristics of the file definition. I would like to...
    over 10 years ago in COBOL Compilers 4 Not under consideration

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