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    new function for current timestamp

    I would a cobol function to retrieve the current system timestamp with the higher possible precision like STCKE or Db2 SET CURRENT TIMESTAMP. Optionally a parameter could drive the required precision of the timestamp (same way as the current times...
    about 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 15 Future consideration

    Add Cobol language command for support Base64 Code/Decode

    Permit Receive/Send special characters from/to MF without have conversion problems
    almost 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 4 Not under consideration

    COBOL: Catch use of wrong index

    Case: TS006008227Summary: The COBOL compiler should warn when the wrong index is used Details: In COBOL the data division INDEXED BY phrase is used to associate an index with a table. “A table without an INDEXED BY phrase can be referred to throug...
    over 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Future consideration

    JSON PARSE error details

    JSON PARSE error handling improvements - Expose Parse messages to application code. We continue to struggle with problem resolution when specific use cases cause unexpected results from web service calls, resulting in Parse failures. Displaying th...
    over 1 year ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 3 Future consideration

    Improve quality of service by keeping client bound messages in the buffer until they are delivered

    Right now client bound messages are dropped on the floor when a heartbeat is lost and the client reconnects. This causes serious issues for us, particularly in prod during heavy automation critical message traffic. We just had 2 prod job failures ...
    9 months ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Operations Server 0 Future consideration

    Provide COBOL support for YAML and utility to convert DTD to a COBOL record definition,

    We have a data structure/format in .YAML /YML file. And require ability/utility to convert YML DTD to a COBOL equivalent copybook
    over 1 year ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 2 Not under consideration

    Introducing Local Working Storage (Valid only inside a Section)

    Hi, it would be great, if COBOL would allow local variables which would be defined into a COBOL section and are valid only in this COBOL Section. This would bring a huge benefit making COBOL programs much more structured and reducing the working s...
    almost 3 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 7 Not under consideration

    Adopt Dataname Picture and Usage in Mainframe COBOL

    It would be extremely useful, and would help to prevent logic errors, if the COBOL compiler would allow a dataname to adopt the PICTURE and USAGE from another dataname at compile time. At execution time, logic errors (and even abends) can occur in...
    almost 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Future consideration

    Nested Occurs Depending On (ODO) for JSON Generate

    When several "Occurs Depending On" (ODO) are nested into each other, modifying the number of occurence for an ODO during run time change the way the storage is reorganized. We want nested ODO to behave in a way that would generate JSON tables with...
    about 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 4 Not under consideration

    Boolean support and bit manipulation

    Support for Standard COBOL "Boolean support and bit manipulation".This includes (but is not limited to those I might have overlooked):- Boolean data PICTURE clause, i.e.: USAGE DISPLAY PICTURE 1.- USAGE BIT, i.e.: USAGE BIT PICTURE 1(8).- GROUP-US...
    over 10 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Not under consideration

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