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COBOL Compilers

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Missing functions in COBOL

To determine the size of an array, most programmers use a constant and check the index against the constant. As an alternative compiler option SSRANGE can be used, which is not very performant.It might be a good choice to have functions which retu...
about 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

Replace IGYCDOPT - Compiler options - with a regular options file

We want to move away from assembler based product options and modifications to a modern approach with regular parameter files. This approach provides more agility, easier maintenance and easy transparency on used settings. This initiative is not l...
about 1 year ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Add the ability to obtain ODO counter with the JSON PARSE statement

It would be really useful to us to be able to parse dynamic JSON arrays into ODO COBOL tables, with the JSON PARSE statement giving us the number of actual occurrences filled. Ideally by automatically update the ODO counter. It would also be very ...
over 1 year ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 2 Not under consideration

JSON PARSE error handling offset needed

Cobol Developer coding the JSON parsing and associated Error Handling For JSON PARSE statement, when a condition occurs (JSON-CODE > 0 or JSON-STATUS > 0) then expose the offset where the condition occurred. Make the offset available to the ...
about 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Not under consideration

Host-variable in File Section : DSNH310I W with Db2 preprocessor (passing) vs IGYPS0231-S with integrated coprocessor (blocking)

Hi, We study the transition from the Db2 preprocessor to the Db2 coprocessor integrated into the COBOL compiler. We come across cases of programs that use hosts-variables which are file record areas. The Db2 preprocessor simply emits a warning and...
about 1 year ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 5 Not under consideration

PROGRAM-ID special register

A "PROGRAM-ID" special register should be usefull for writing diagnostic routines in Cobol programs. Alternative : an intrinsic function returning "PROGRAM-ID" and others informations about runtime context. Thanks. Denis
over 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

SYSMDECK: Flag Begin and End of COBOL code which has been included by COPY or EXEC SQL INCLUDE

In SYSMDECK output of the new COBOL compiler (V5), we see all COBOL code, which has been included to the source by COBOL COPY or EXEC SQL INCLUDE.The orginal COPY statement is modified to a comment and could be considered as BEGIN of copied code -...
about 11 years ago in COBOL Compilers 8 Not under consideration

COBOL5: extended DIAGTRUNC feature for detecting variables size mismatch

COBOL 5 behaves differently than in previous versions, in some scanarios, as in the following case: - Programs that move data to and from data items that at run time contain values not conforming to the PICTURE clause in the data description entry...
over 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 13 Not under consideration

provide a COBOL cross-compile environment for Linux on System z target

provide a way to generate program objects that can run under Linux on system z, e.g. by adding compiler option specifying target [operating system=SUSE|RedHat, architecture, addressing environment]
over 11 years ago in COBOL Compilers 5 Not under consideration

JSON PARSE – Conversion / Differentiation of NULL values

NULL values in PATCH method (how does Java actually differentiate?) When using the http request method PATCH it is necessary to distinguish whether a field was omitted or whether a null value was sent. A construct similar to the JSON PARSE conv...
about 2 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 4 Not under consideration

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