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    Ask for OPEN I-O statement set the open input flag in SMF 62

    We need to make statistics on how files are used on our system. For that we use SMF record 62. But when the file is open in I-O in a Cobol Program, COBOL open the File In OUTPUT only, so the flag Input Processing in field SMF62MC1 remains to NO.We...
    over 11 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Not under consideration

    V12133 CODE COVERAGE AND DEBUGGER INTEGRATION

    TPFUG_Req_Number: V12133ORIGIN DATE: 22/10/2012REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT Allowing debug actions during a code coverage session and start acode coverage session while debugging REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION Add two new functionalities to the Code Coverage too...
    almost 12 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

    Allow slow double click

    TPFUG_Req_Number: V05004Contact Originator Id: RGarritson@Visa.comAbstract: TPF Toolkit: Allow slow double click to default to rename file.Description: When slow double clicking on a file in the RES or TPF Project navigator, default to the rename ...
    almost 12 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

    Make some BINARY data types immune to TRUNC compiler option

    Enterprise COBOL has four binary "USAGE"s. BINARY, COMP, COMP-4 and COMP-5.Compiler option TRUNC affects the code generated for these, except for COMP-5, which is always treated as COMP-5, whatever the setting of TRUNC.If I want to "divide by 10 a...
    about 12 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

    OPEN Operation Extensions

    Allow for additional processing to be associated with OPEN operations based on whether the file is OPEN as INPUT or OUTPUT.(Feature is not available for OPEN I/O or EXTEND.) The aim is to facilitate easier introduction of Headers and Trailers proc...
    about 12 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

    Provide Language Environment support for JES symbol service

    A new facility in z/OS 2.1 is the JES Symbol Service (IAZSYMBL), which, among other things, allows an assembler program to obtain the value of JES system symbols SYS_CORR_CURRJOB, SYS_CORR_LASTJOB, and SYS_LASTJOBID after a task has submitted a jo...
    about 12 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

    IN A RSE FTP CONNECTION TO zVM, ADD FILTER TO SELECT THE ATTACHED DISK

    THE ATTACHED DISK TO A zVM USER ARE NOT VISIBLE BY A FTP CONNECTION.BY DEFAULT, ONLY THE FILTER TO THE A DISK COULD BE CREATED, BUT IT SHOULD BE POSIBLE TO ADD FILTER ON ALL ATTACHED DISKS
    about 12 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 3 Not under consideration

    Extend the C++ remote editor automatic search of occurrences

    The C++ remote editor automatic search of occurrences (obtained by a click or double click) works only with simple variables. Function, elements pointed are ignored.See examples.
    about 12 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 3 Not under consideration

    SYSTEM LPEX EDITOR: Automatic comment block improvement

    The system LPEX editor cannot comment a bloc of lines of an asm file when it contains one line with 71 characters length.In that case, it comments only the last line of the block
    about 12 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 6 Not under consideration

    Create a CICS CBL statement to indicate a COBOL program is threadsafe

    Create a CBL statement that can be included in the COBOL source program that indicates the program is threadsafe. At compile/linked time the compiler/linkeditor should detect this CBL statement and indicate that the load module is threadsafe. If r...
    over 12 years ago in COBOL Compilers 5 Not under consideration

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