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Status Not under consideration
Workspace COBOL Compilers
Created by Guest
Created on Jul 4, 2015

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Boolean support and bit manipulation

Support for Standard COBOL "Boolean support and bit manipulation".
This includes (but is not limited to those I might have overlooked):
- Boolean data PICTURE clause, i.e.: USAGE DISPLAY PICTURE 1.
- USAGE BIT, i.e.: USAGE BIT PICTURE 1(8).
- GROUP-USAGE BIT.
- Boolean operators: B-AND, B-OR, B-XOR and B-NOT. Also possibly bit shifting operators (not defined in the COBOL Standard), unless this can easily and obviously be done using other Standard COBOL (reference modification perhaps?).

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 16, 2020

    Whilst this RFE is a valid COBOL Standard requirement, based on our current plans and priorities, it is not likely that this could be implemented in the next 12 months, or in the next IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS compiler release. Correspondingly this requirement is being declined at this point. The requirement will be kept in our internal RFE backlog. As we work towards becoming aligned with the COBOL Standard, this RFE might be reassessed in the future. You also have an opportunity to resubmit in 12 months time if you wish it to be reconsidered then.

  • 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
    |     Sep 5, 2015

    Attachment (Description): Extract of standard Cobol 2002 specification.

    Boolean support...
    Boolean support and bit manipulation.pdf
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  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Aug 4, 2015

    This is a valid feature request. Accepting RFE and will update it once it has been put into plan.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jul 9, 2015

    Added to GSE ADL-Watchlist.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jul 9, 2015

    I'm waiting for that for years. ;-)
    This RFE is (nearly) a duplictae of MR0515073839 with (my last known) status from 2007 is RC-Recognized.

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