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PL/I Compilers

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Allow un-named elements in JSON text

Enable an option to allow parsing of JSON text that contains elements that are not declared in the target structure. Currently this results in an error when using jsonGetValue builtin function. IBM0725S ONCODE=5065 Name in JSON source does not ...
10 months ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 1 Delivered

Enable Enterprise PL/I programs which are compiled as NORENT (and linked into a NORENT/NONDLL program object/load module) to be able to fetch/call program objects which are linked as RENT/DLL, such as PL/I AMODE(64), JAVA, and other modern APIs.

Use case: Enterprise PL/I has the following requirements/restrictions documented in Chapter 1 of the Programming Guide (GI13-5620-00) regarding the RENT compiler option: “RENT (compiler option) If you link a module (either MAIN or FETCHABLE) conta...
over 1 year ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 1 Delivered

Add new warning message to prevent modification of variables with INONLY or NONASGN

Please add a new warning message like “Variable *variable name* declared as *declaration attribute* is passed as *argument attribute* and could be modified.” to prevent modification of variables with INONLY or NONASGN in the following 3 cases: - I...
over 4 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

Remove restriction on typed structures and data-directed I/O statement

Extract from the Language Reference manual chapter 12: 'Typed structures cannot be used in data-directed input/output statements.' While data-directed I/O is possible on structures, the compiler is currently not accepting it on typed structures. A...
almost 6 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Delivered

Enhance GETSYSWORD - MSGCLASS/JESNODE/ACTINFO

Please add: MSGCLASSJESNODEACTINFO1ACTINFO2, etc.
about 6 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Delivered

Use constants within structure

it might be good to allow the VALUE attribute in structures that did not consist solely of fields with the VALUE attribute. So allow dcl 1 mystr, 2 ..., 2 sex char(1), 3 male char(1) value('M'), 3 female char(1) value('F'), 2 ... if mystr.sex = my...
about 6 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Delivered

Extend FILEDDWORD function

making DSORG known via fileddword
over 6 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

Add UNHEX built-in function

We would to get an UNHEX built-in function which is (similar to HEX) on a field level. Compared to the existing HEXDECODE function on the storage level this new UNHEX function allows us to more easily use VARYING in source and target as well as we...
over 6 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Delivered

Add new RULES([NO]COMPLEX) option with ALL | SOURCE as suboption

We would like to get a new RULES([NO]COMPLEX) option with ALL | SOURCE as suboption: - COMPLEX is the default- With the suptoption ALL (default) or SOURCE with the same meanings like for all other options. Under NOCOMPLEX:- any COMPLEX contants (s...
over 6 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

Add new message for typos in usage of compound assignment operators

We would like to have a new message issued for every “=+” or “=-“ informing or warning that this statement is wrong, if use of the compound assignment operator was meant. So this message can easily resolved by adding brackets or blanks: i1 =(+ 1);...
over 6 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

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