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Whilst this RFE is a valid COBOL Standard requirement, based on our current plans and priorities, it is not likely that this could be implemented in the next 12 months, or in the next IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS compiler release. Correspondingly this requirement is being declined at this point. The requirement will be kept in our internal RFE backlog. As we work towards becoming aligned with the COBOL Standard, this RFE might be reassessed in the future. You also have an opportunity to resubmit in 12 months time if you wish it to be reconsidered then.
Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
Brand - Servers and Systems Software
Product family - Programming Languages
Product - COBOL Compilers
For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
Brand - Rational
Product family - Design & development
Product - COBOL Compilers
This is inline with our multi-year strategy. This RFE will be updated once it has been put in plan.
Hello Patrick,
with 100 characters (or more than 31) we also have no ability to exchange code between different platforms.
Only we would have a compiler option like MAXLENGTH with a default of 31.
Then an company individual length is possible, we would stay at 31.
Guenter
Hi.
Or make it as long as in PL/I (100) ?
This is just a thought of me as we use this (>30) sometimes in PL/I.
It's useful to prefix some local variables (with a short procedurename) or to short describe the usage of the variable on the name.