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COBOL Compilers

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Upgrades to the JSON GENERATE statement - JSON-CODE / root level

Currently, generating JSON using the JSON GENERATE command from a COBOL copy generates a root element, corresponding to the 01 level of the copy. However, this is not in compliance with the operation of most APIs and require a workaround. The JSON...
almost 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Delivered

Improve UUID4 Performance

We are now generating hundreds of millions of GUIDs using the COBOOL UUID4 function. ANY performance improvements in the future will definitely be appreciated. I am a capacity planner and prior to recommending the function to the application teams...
over 3 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Delivered

Table-Sort in COBOL

We need the SORT TABLE-Statement in COBOL for in-memory-sorting.
over 10 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Delivered

Accept SYSOPTF without PARM=OPTFILE

The Parameter File SYSOPTF is only used, when PARM=OPTFILE is specified. If no PARM is given, the Existence of SYSOPTF should be checked and (only if existing) used.
about 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 7 Delivered

COBOL Compilers - implement RULES(NOLAXDEFINE)

In case TS003867482 the support asks to open this RFE.Implement a RULES(NOLAXDEFINE) that will flag disagreements in structure length at the 01-level, something that's not being done by the compiler currently.
almost 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Delivered

should be possible to reference all structure items

It should be possible to reference ? ?both items feld in a structure like<br /><br />01 struktur-01.<br /> 05 feld pic x(...).<br /> <br /> 05 struktur-05.<br /> ? ? ?06 feld pic x(..).<br /><br />...
over 10 years ago in COBOL Compilers 7 Delivered

Include same MD5 signature in load module as in dwarf data

Include in the load module the same MD5 signature that the compiler is currently writing to the DWARF data and in so doing allow verification of matching load module and DWARF data. Needed for Cobol 5+.
about 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Delivered

Value-based item-supression for JSON GENERATE

We need an additional functionality for JSON GENERATE to suppress some items in the output document at runtime based on values of their source fields. This feature exists for XML GENERATE but not for JSON GENERATE.
about 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Delivered

COBOL v6.2 IGZ0304W should also show CU or program name

Currently, the message prints the table-name, verb, and line number. But, many times we may be a few programs in via CALLs and we don't know which program to look in immediately. Printing the CU or current program would help quickly diagnose this ...
about 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Delivered

Warning Message when a commarea is bigger than 32kb

When compiling, IGYCRCTL module doesn't warns about links with commarea greater than 32 kb. It will be helpful if IGYCRCTL generates a warning when maximum size of a commarea is exceeded.
over 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 5 Delivered

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