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Status Planned for future release
Workspace COBOL Compilers
Categories z/OS
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 5, 2025

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Support for User-defined functions in programs utilizing SQL

At the moment it is not possible to compile a COBOL module using "user-defined functions"/"function prototypes" and EXEC SQL.

This severely limits the usability of "user-defined functions"/"function prototypes" in system which uses SQL/DB2 as the main database. 

I would love to see this limit removed so I can start utilizing these functions.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
    May 12, 2025

    Hi,

    In addition to this evolution to support EXEC SQL in a User Defined Function, also fix the bug that prohibits compiling a Db2 program with SQL compilation option that uses a User Defined Function prototype.

    See opened case TS019216286.
     

    Thanks.

    Reply
  • Admin
    Basil Kanneth
    May 5, 2025

    Hi Kristofer,

    Thanks for the feedback. For the time being, we are accepting this idea, but we still require some more time to fully investigate it further. If our future investigation finds any concerns/roadblocks, we will update the idea and its status accordingly. Otherwise, we will update the idea once it has been put into plan for a future release.

    Regards,

    Basil

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  • Guest
    Apr 24, 2025

    Hi Basil

    Thanks for looking into this.

    My primary use-case, and what I have tested, is using EXEC SQL within files that have/call user-definied function/prototypes. That is what I really would like to work. 

    This limitation is now also documented in the Enterprise Cobol 6.4 documentation: Structuring user-defined functions - IBM Documentation

     

    I have not tested using EXEC SQL within a user-defined function.

    Best Regards

    Kristofer

     

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  • Admin
    Basil Kanneth
    Apr 24, 2025

    Hi Kristofer,

    May we know how you use EXEC SQL ie do you use it within the user defined function/prototype; or do you simply use EXEC SQL within files that have user defined functions/prototypes?

    Thanks,

    Basil

    Reply
  • Admin
    Basil Kanneth
    Feb 20, 2025

    This idea is being investigated further.

    Reply

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