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PL/I Compilers

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A builtin function REPLACE is requested

/*-------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /* REPLACE is to replace the first occurrence of string FIND_STR /* within UPDATED_STRING with string REPL_STR. /* Start searching for FIND_STR at STARTPOS. If anything was re...
over 10 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Not under consideration

EPLI V4.3 - VARLENGTH data-type for implementation size of VAR CHAR leading length field

We would ask for a new data-type VARLENGTH (or something similar) which has the same size as the actual implementation size of a VAR CHAR leading length field (which is 2-bytes at the moment).
over 10 years ago in PL/I Compilers 5 Not under consideration

Allow %INCLUDE and %XINCLUDE to appear within preprocessor procedures

Allow %INCLUDE and %XINCLUDE to appear within preprocessor procedures and also resolve %INCLUDEs, %XINCLUDEs, and macro invocations within ANSWER strings. Example: ? SYSLIB member QSUB: %DCL QSUB ENTRY; %QSUB: PROC; ANSWER('/* QSUB */'); %END QSUB...
about 11 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Ext File Handler in PLI for AIX

The PLI compiler for AIX should have an interface to an external file handler which acts like and looks like the external file handling capability in the PLI for Windows compiler.
over 11 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Integrate the function EVALUATE as INTERPRET in REXX

This function can interpret a code in a string.
almost 9 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Not under consideration

Parameter of compiler to check the compatibility with another version of PL/I and LE.

We would like a parameter of the compiler to verify that we do not use the new feature PL/I that would not exist in an earlier version of PL/I and LE.As explain, if I copy a load module in the environment where the version of PL/I is smaller than ...
almost 9 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Make a SELECT for use the DL1.

Is it possible to use a SELECT instruction for make the DL1 Calls ?This possibility is done for the COBOL et why not for the PL/I.
almost 9 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Not under consideration

PLI for AIX 3.1: PREFIX=STRINGRANGE change runtime behaviour via environment config

Basically the modification occuring as documented for STRINGRANGE condition should be disabled by a runtime option if possible (or a modification of compiler generated code). We present a sample program to illustrate the RFE (sample.txt)
over 6 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

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