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COBOL Compilers

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Index shared by multiple tables

It can be useful to be able to access the same position in a synchronized way in several tables.In this case it is necessary to use an indice (numeric data item) that is independent of each table.However, for performance reasons, it is best to use...
over 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

Accept "out of range" values in the SET index statement

The "SET SET TO integer" statement does not accept out-of-range values relative to the index reference table.For example, the statement "SET index TO 0" triggers a warning and is automatically converted to "SET index TO 1" by the compiler. We thin...
over 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers 1 Not under consideration

Enterprise Cobol V4/V6 - Defect - Error in mask for numeric-edited currency sign with 3 characters

There is an error in the generation of the mask that allows to edit a numeric value with both a currency symbol of more than one character, and a floating sign.At execution a part of currency symbol is lost. This concerns the Enterprise Cobol comp...
over 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers 7 Is a defect

Cobol V6R2 - Set default value of undefined compilation variable to false (B'0')

The assignment of the default value B'1' to an undefined compilation-variable-name does not seem to be a good choice because it implicitly implies the inclusion of a text conditioned by this compilation-variable-name. The default value of an undef...
over 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Is a defect

Contextual compilation variables

It might be interesting to have compiler variables indicating the current context corresponding to the position in the source code:- name / type of the current Division: Identification, Environment, Data, Procedure- name / type of the current Sect...
over 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Enterprise COBOL - Compilation directive >>MESSAGE to produce a message with a severity level

It would be useful to have a compilation directive to trigger a message with a severity level that would be rendered on the Compile Listing and that would also control the general return code of the compilation. This directive would only be enable...
over 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 5 Not under consideration

Enterprise Cobol - Get the actual address of the entry point of a dynamically loaded program

When using the "SET function/procedure-pointer TO ENTRY program" instruction, we get the address of a routine that is not the actual entry point of the program, but a routine that allows calling the program. The routine seems to be different depen...
over 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers 10 Not under consideration

"automatic" calculation of the length of a data-item

We need that the length of a data-item can be calculated automatically in relation to its context: this data-item is used in REDEFINES of different length, and must correspond to the REDEFINES which has the greatest length. This way of doing thing...
over 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers 4 Not under consideration

COBOL PARMCHECK Enhancement

6.2 Programming Guide states: The PARMCHECK option tells the compiler to generate an extra data item following the last item in WORKING-STORAGE. This buffer data item is then used at run time to check whether a called subprogram corrupted data bey...
almost 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 1 Not under consideration

Enterprise Cobol V4R2 - new option ZONECHECK (documentation update)

Hi, I notice that the ZONECHECK option initially introduced with Enterprise COBOL V5R2, and deprecated in COBOL V6, made its appearance in COBOL V4R2. The ZONECHECK option is not described in the Cobol V4R2 reference manuals, either in PDF format ...
over 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

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