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Workspace COBOL Compilers
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 16, 2015

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SSRANGE with Warning Option

With RFE 78190 SSRANGE was enhanced for ZeroLength-Moves (SubOption ZLEN).
The Problem of an ABEND is: The Test is immediately stopped.
Would it be an option for giving a Message at Runtime (Not the default option),
so after a whole test run we could see how many Table Range Trouble we get. If there are 50 Messages it seems to be a harder problem than two Messages. So if i get an ABEND, fix it, get an ABEND again (other place in program) and so on, my enthusiasm reduces radically.
With Warning i have the option to see there are only (for example) three places to correct my program and i will stay active to do this.
In Combination with RFE 61388 (SSRANGE for a Table in a Table) it would enable to clean up your code with the knowing of time and effort to do this.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    |     Oct 2, 2017

    Delivered in V6.1 February 2017 PTF

  • Guest
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    |     Jan 13, 2016

    This RFE has been accepted and will be updated once put into plan.

  • Guest
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    |     Dec 23, 2015

    Hmhm. Hans-Peter's comment has to be thought about.

    Assuming the following situation: With executing an "uncorrect" statement you overwrite a field with the maximum range of a table ("hoops"). Afterwards you run into the next "hoops". But this "hoops" wouldn't happen if you have corrected the first "hoops" before. ;-))

  • Guest
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    |     Dec 21, 2015

    Hello Hans-Peter,
    the Statement should be executed.
    Normally you run without SSRANGE, to the logic flow after violation always is unpredictable.
    The Warning mode is to check programs, in the last times run without SSRANGE, now the first time with TableRange-Checking.
    And if you get one ABEND, you don't know how much work you have to spent to the source code.
    So, giving the chance to get all bad statements with just one run helps to estimate the amount of work to do.
    Guenter

  • Guest
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    |     Dec 20, 2015

    I would vote against this RFE. What is expected to happen, if a SSRANGE violation is detected: Should the corresponding statement be executed or bypassed? In both cases the logic flow after the violation will be unpredictable.

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