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    Compiler Directives

    We do not like the inclusion of the compiler directives and the commenting out of non-included statements.We think all directives and non-included statements should be excluded from the source listing.
    about 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 5 Future consideration

    Enterprise Cobol V6 - Invalid binary code for set address by reference modification on a unbounded dataitem and SSRANGE

    Hi A SET ADDRESS OF / TO ADDRESS OF statement from a unbounded dataitem, and in the presence of the SSRANCE option, generates an invalid binary code: message IGZ0072S / IGZ0308W is triggered unconditionally. The same code compiled in NOSSRANGE run...
    over 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Is a defect

    Having some system data available via standard COBOL word/ function.

    Hi, in my shop several developers are using some basic system data like LPAR name, SMFID, job name step name...Despite many enhancements COBOL don't offer today some way to have this data at hand.So the developers create many module to have access...
    over 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

    Add support for EVALUATE numeric-dataitem WHEN IS POSITIVE / WHEN IS NEGATIVE / WHEN IS ZERO / END-EVALUATE

    The EVALUATE statement does not support SIGN CONDITION. EVALUATE numeric-DataItemWHEN IS POSITIVE[...]WHEN IS NEGATIVE[...]WHEN IS ZEROEND-EVALUATE raise a compilation error. This instruction must be written: EVALUATE TRUEWHEN numeric-DataItem >...
    over 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 5 Not under consideration

    XML Parse with COBOL and XML System Service - better design to avoid truncated XML element content

    Current situation:------------------Extra COBOL program logic for every XML element content is necessary to check for split content and to concatenate pieces of content for this case. Enterprise COBOL V5 is running with z/OS XML System Service to ...
    over 11 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

    Enterprise COBOL V6+ - Keep the optimization of MOVE during the prolog program on the group data-items declared VOLATILE

    Hi When the VOLATILE clause is present on a group zone that contains data-item with VALUE clauses (these data-items are constant and are never modified in procedure, these can be considered as a signature of the program), the optimization of the g...
    almost 3 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 3 Not under consideration

    COMMAREA should be checked at compile time, avoiding the program to carry on with faulty COMMAREA that is greather than 32kb.

    This incident concerning COBOL - CICS and use of COMMAREA. There is a limit of 32 kb when transferring data using COMMAREA. If the user is unaware, tries to pass more than 32kb, Cobol compiler will not give an error for that. Developer should be a...
    almost 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

    Enterprise Cobol V6+ - Optional clause for default value on >>DEFINE conditional-var AS PARAMETER

    Add an optional clause to assign a default value on a conditional variable used as a parameter. This would be a simplified writing of : >>DEFINE conditional-var AS PARAMETER>>IF conditional-var IS NOT DEFINED>>DEFINE conditional-...
    about 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers 1 Future consideration

    Enterprise Cobol - Generate "no-op" binary for EXIT statement when TEST option is active

    When the EXIT statement is used in a PARAGRAPH, and that PARAGRAPH is not the end of scope of a PERFORM (THRU), the compiler does not generate any binary code. This complicates the debug by not allowing to set a breakpoint on the EXIT statement co...
    about 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Not under consideration

    Add support for file processing exits and/or user defined file systems to IBM COBOL for AIX

    Please enhance IBM COBOL for AIX to support file processing exits and/or user defined file systems/formats (e.g. implemented by Callable File Handlers like the ones for Micro Focus' ExtFH interface).
    about 12 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

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