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Status Is a defect
Workspace COBOL Compilers
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 20, 2017

Having the compiler points out invalid move

During the COBOL 6 migration we encounter several cases where some invalid data are moved into numeric edited decimal data. Eg:

01 W-PIC9-1 PIC 9.
01 W-PIC9-2 PIC 9.


MOVE 'à' TO W-PIC9-1
[...]
IF W-PIC-9-1 = W-PIC9-2
[...]
Could supply you with the real source if need.
With the V4 compilers this case works with COBOL V6 it fails with an 0C7. simply because in V4 the comparison was a CLC and now it's a CP that requires a valid data.

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
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    Oct 4, 2017

    This has been delivered via APAR PI88271 in V6.1

  • Guest
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    Aug 1, 2017

    Hi, can you please attach the source and point out exactly where the invalid data comes from?

  • Guest
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    Jul 26, 2017

    This RFE is still under investigation.