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Status Not under consideration
Workspace COBOL Compilers
Created by Guest
Created on May 11, 2020

Message added with the sysout

Our request is at the NUMCHECK compilation option ... MSG versus ABD sub-option.

When we put NUMCHECK (ZON (ALPHNUM), PAC, NOBIN, MSG), In runtime when the INVALID DATA is encountered, a nice message is added in the SYSOUT like for example:

IGZ0279W The value X'40404040 'of data item CH-INVALIDE at the time of reference by statement number 1 on line 93 in
program CB3LOTA failed the NUMERIC class test or contained a value larger than the PICTURE clause as
detected by the NUMCHECK compiler option.

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
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    Sep 1, 2020

    Hi, since there have been no updates, we shall go ahead and cancel this RFE. Thanks.

  • Guest
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    Aug 12, 2020

    Hi, any luck reviewing our previous update please? I shall go ahead and close this RFE by Tuesday, August 18th if no response by then. Thanks.

  • Guest
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    Jul 2, 2020

    Hi, any luck reviewing our previous update? Thanks.

  • Guest
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    Jun 23, 2020

    Hi, please review our previous update and let us know the type of message you currently see. Thanks.

  • Guest
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    Jun 4, 2020

    Hi,

    When using ABD, we currently issue a IGZ0278S message.

    Is it that you don't see any IGZ0278S messages at all; or is it that you want the 'value' part of the IGZ0279W message to be displayed as part of the IGZ0278S message?

    Thanks.