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PL/I Compilers

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    Enhanced processing of invalid characters in HEXDECODE

    The newly introduced HEXDECODE builtin, according to its description, will raise the error condition if the buffer contains any character other than '0123456789ABCDEFabcdef', leaving it to the support staff or programmer to find the offending char...
    about 10 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Delivered

    Add new compiler messages for REPATTERN to avoid runtime errors with IBM0517S

    Please add new compiler messages for REPATTERN to avoid runtime errors with IBM0517S if the source date (3rd argument) has another length than the date pattern (1st argument) in the following cases: - Add an S-level message if the source date has ...
    almost 4 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

    built-in function to return jobname, userid, etc

    Provide a built-in function / subroutine (PLIZOS ?) returning system dependent information like JOBNAME, MAINPGMNAME, ? - in analogy with FILEDDWORD.
    over 10 years ago in PL/I Compilers 10 Delivered

    HEX pseudovariable

    HEX and/or HEXIMAGE should be available as pseudvariable(s) - by analogy to UNSPEC.
    over 10 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Delivered

    Allow ORDINALs in VALID built-in function

    There is currently no easy way to check that an ORDINAL variable is containing a valid value.The VALID built-in function could be extended to accept an ORDINAL type argument.
    over 4 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

    Enhance GETSYSWORD - USERID

    USERID (Batch job submitter's User ID)USERNAME (Batch job submitter's User Name)
    over 4 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

    Inline comment

    For development and testing would it be practically if the Compiler would Support line comment not just block comment.For example // like in C or Java. But at the end the Syntax doesnt matter.An continue line Support for line comment would also be...
    over 7 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Delivered

    Add support for named constants in JSONNAME attribute

    Only string constants in JSONNAME attribute are supported for now. Please add support for named constants in JSONNAME attribute.
    over 4 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

    Support variables declared from typed structures as third argument in JSON builtins

    PL/I compiler doesnt support variables declared from typed structures as third argument in JSON builtins. Please add support for such declares to JSON builtins.
    over 4 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

    Date/Times before 1582

    All Date/Time routines (BIF) should support Date/Times below 15. October 1582 (day one in Lilian).So, the values (Lilian format) have to support minus numbers (seconds and days).The low limit may be '0001-01-01' as in DB2. PL/I have to support the...
    almost 12 years ago in PL/I Compilers 5 Delivered

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