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COBOL Compilers

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With Name clause added to XML Generate statement

We require the NAME phase of the XML GENERATE statement added to COBOL V4.2.
over 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 1 Not under consideration

SC01 abend with ARCH parameter of Cobol v5

Because of a current client demand, and its a contractual request, We need IBM to develop a usermod that prevents the SC01 abend in Cobol program compiled with the ARCH parameter executions in a less modern CPU.
over 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Having an option limiting some messages of RULES(NOLAXPERF).

In COBOL V5 or V6 the messages issued by the compiler regarding the choice of NUMPROC and ZONEDATA options hang up programs to stay at compilation RC 4. These messages can not be removed by code enhancements/ corrections like the others messages i...
over 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 1 Not under consideration

Improve Granularity of Listing Information

IBM should expand the number of compiler options that may be used on a *CONTROL (*CBL) card to include most (possibly all) compiler options that impact the listing but not the generated object code. For example, this should include the DIAGTRUNC, ...
almost 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 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...
almost 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

RULES(NOLAXPERF) and INSPECT TALLYING

The RULES(NOLAXPERF) option don't scan the INSPECT TALLYING verb.
almost 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 4 Not under consideration

Having wrong storage declaration detected.

In data declaration to bypass the old VS/COBOL II limitation of 32764 max per item the developers have sometime coded to contiguous 01 or 77.Only the first data area is used so STGOPT discards the second at compile time.Could the compiler points o...
almost 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 1 Not under consideration

Misleading messages when compiler job abends becuase of time

In IBM Enterprise COBOL v5.2, if a compile job abends becuase of CPU time, the messages are misleading.Instead of getting a System abends 322, you get a message saying IGYRC5122-U A RECURSIVE ENTRY TO THE COBOL ABORT MODULE OCCURRED.
almost 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Breaking Points For the Last Session Gets Loaded in Debugger

The last session's breaking points are not getting loaded in the current session. However, for every new session, we have to make sure that on closing the last debugging session, all the breaking points in that last session should be deleted with ...
almost 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

Add ISO 2014 Dynamic Capacity Tables

Add support for dynamic capacity tables as defined in the ISO 2014 COBOL Standard. These are similar to the UNBOUNDED tables introduced in V5 of Enterprise COBOL but they have fewer restrictions and are more programmer friendly. They do not requir...
over 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 1 Not under consideration

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