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Status Not under consideration
Workspace COBOL Compilers
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 1, 2017

COBOL-JAVA interoperability via JNI: use DirectByteBuffers and avoid copiyng data between COBOL workarea and Java byte array

The biggest hit we expect from DBB is that memory does not need to be copied between COBOL workarea and Java byte array

Detail are described in the attached file

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    May 6, 2020

    Hi, since we have received no reply to this RFE, we will be canceling it.

  • Guest
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    Apr 20, 2020

    -Changed status to 'Need more information'

    -Waiting for submitter reply on previous questions. Extending closure date to Thursday, April 30th, 2020.

  • Guest
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    Feb 9, 2020

    Hi,

    May I know if you got a chance to review our previous updates?

    If we do not received a reply by March 10th, 2020, we shall assume you no longer require this RFE.

    Thanks

  • Guest
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    Aug 6, 2019

    Hi, any updates on regarding our question? Thanks.

  • Guest
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    Apr 10, 2019

    Hi, is this RFE still of interest? If so, can you please answer the question from 5 Jan 2018? Thanks.

  • Guest
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    Jan 5, 2018

    Hi, thank you for the RFE.

    To clarify, is this request to do something about the lack of tooling in point 6.1 on page 4 of the attachment?

  • Guest
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    Nov 14, 2017

    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
    Component - Miscellaneous
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - zBLC

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Software
    Product - JAVA
    Component - JAVA
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - zBLC

  • Guest
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    Jun 1, 2017

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