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    IBM Enterprise COBOL - Suspected error in the usage example in the documentation of the CURRENT-DATE function

    Hi, The Language Reference documentation for the CURRENT-DATE function describes a receiving structure with a WS-DIFF-FROM-GMT field declared in S9(4) DISPLAY. By default, signed fields in DISPLAY format are zone-signed, and therefore the field wi...
    about 1 month ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 2 Under review

    Messages IGZ0201x to be written on syslog too

    When a COBOL file definition does not match in record length with the JCL job, then it is running with high CPU (looping). At the moment the message IGZ0201W (A file attribute mismatch was detected. File ... in program ... had a record length of x...
    6 months ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Future consideration

    A new compilation option (rule) DISPLAYCHECK is required

    Dear Madam/Sir, In the frame of ensuring enhanced code quality, we would like to implement a new COBOL compiler option (rule) so an error or warning to be issued in case of existing DISPLAY statements in a program. The new parameter could be DISPL...
    9 months ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 4 Future consideration

    DBCS character set(1364) support

    All EBCDIC data is interpreted as Codepage-1047 (English) and then converted back to UTF-8, which is sometimes inaccurate. if 1364 DBCS character set is supported, then this problem can be solved.
    9 months ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing 3 Future consideration

    IBM Enterprise COBOL - Add a report of lines impacted by the REPLACE compiler directive

    Hi, The REPLACE compiler directive allows replacements of COBOL source text, a priori after processing the COPY directives: from the point where it is declared until the end of the source code, or until the REPLACE OFF directive. However, it...
    about 2 months ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    IBM Enterprise COBOL - Display ISPF statistics ID information in COPY/BASIS cross-references

    Hi, The COPY/BASIS cross-references display ISPF statistics for copies from PDS: creation date, modification date, and time. We would like the ISPF statistics ID information to also be included in the COPY/BASIS cross-references.--> We use this...
    about 2 months ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 1 Future consideration

    REGEX Function like in PL/I

    Hi IBM, you've delivered the REGEX function in PL/I for the use of regular expressions in string searches. This would be nice in Cobol as intrinsic function too. Regards, Michael
    over 3 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 12 Planned for future release

    Unable to change File Status in test run

    Testing code with any status really involving a file (not found, invalid record length etc.) for a better code coverage report by having test cases on those scenarios for a simple programs that really has not many lines would end up creating test ...
    4 months ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing 1 Under review

    Add a Descriptor and/or Route Code to DISPLAY UPON CONSOLE like in PL/I to do WTO (ASM)

    Today, the DISPLAY UPON CONSOLE statement has a default Desciptor Code of 2 and a Route Code of 3. For automated log processing, it is important to be able to specify these codes. The only way today is to call an Assembler program performing WTO. ...
    over 2 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 1 Planned for future release

    Enterprise COBOL - Conditional compilation variables containing the names of the current Division, Section, and Paragraph

    Hi, We would like to have conditional compilation variables containing the current Division, Section, and Paragraph names at compile time: IGY-DIVISION-NAME, (force name to uppercase, default is space if before ID DIVISION) IGY-SECTION-NAME, (...
    2 months ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 2 Not under consideration

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