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Status Delivered
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 12, 2016

RDz - Expanded COBOL source should support COPY ... REPLACING

In a source where no syntax errors are present, the
expanded source does show errors. This is due to the fact that the COPY ... REPLACING statement is not fully executed. Only the original copybook is presented in the source, but the replacing action is not done.
This results in errors where there should be none.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Nov 9, 2019

    This enhancement was delivered in V14.1.5 of IBM Developer for z Systems.

  • Guest
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    Nov 23, 2018

    In my opinion this ain't an RFE but an error. The source should be expanded as the compiler would do. If not, the whole feature is senseless.

  • Guest
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    Oct 17, 2018

    We are interested in the RFE and would like to add that when the expanded source is opened in the Editor session the Focus in the expanded source is on the same line which had the Focus in the origional source.