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Workspace COBOL Compilers
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 5, 2012

RELATED IDEAS

SlackBytes on Sync-Structures should be flagged

Given Structure:
05 MyStructure.
10 FirstItem PIC X(3).
10 SecondItem S9(8) BINARY SYNC.
After FirstItem, the Compiler will insert a non-accessable Byte, called SlackByte, for Alignment.
I need a Compiler Message (Informational), every time when a SlackByte is inserted in my Variable Structures.

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 14, 2015

    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

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Aug 26, 2015

    This RFE has been delivered as Rules(Stackbytes) which shipped in V5.2

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Mar 10, 2015

    I think this is now (2015-02-27) delivered!
    EP COBOL V5.2 with RULES(NOSLACKBYTES).
    Or am i wrong?

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Aug 12, 2014

    This item has been put into plan for a future compiler release.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 4, 2013

    Good idea

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Nov 6, 2012

    This is a nice feature.

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