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Status Not under consideration
Workspace COBOL Compilers
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 24, 2019

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Enterprise Cobol (all version) - DYNAM option, find the entry point first in the loadmodule

When a program is compiled with the DYNAM option, the search for the entry point corresponding to the CALL statement is not performed in the loadmodule, even if this entry point was added during the linkedit by a command INCLUDE: the search is done only in steplib / joblib / linklist.

The Cobol runtime routines (IGZCFCC, IGZXFCA1) should first search the loadmodule / program object, before searching in steplib / joblib / linklist.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 29, 2020

    Hi,

    The solution to this issue would be to use DLL calls, instead of Dynamic calls.

    Please consider using the above.

    Thanks.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 24, 2020

    Thank you for your response. We are currently reviewing it and will update the RFE shortly.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Oct 19, 2019

    What we would like is a mechanism that allows the linkedit to transform a dynamic CALL into a static CALL.
    ie that the called module is included in the loadmodule (which the BINDER INCLUDE directive does), and that this module is the one that is executed at the time of the run (which does not do the BINDER INCLUDE directive).


    Our request 135571 can achieve the desired result.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Oct 2, 2019

    Hi, we have evaluated this RFE and we have determined this is not how dynamic calls work.
    The primary entry point and loadmodule name have to match. Otherwise, it does not become a dynamic call.

    Did you have any further questions?

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