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Workspace PL/I Compilers
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 19, 2012

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Extend PL1 memory layout for fields of "type" char(n) varying

The memory size used to hold a complex PLI copy book is fix also if there are some fields declared as "char(n) varying". If such a "varchar" is not completely filled there is some unused waste memory.

The memory layout should be (optional) optimized by externelize this "varchar" fields into a separate memory buffer. As a result the overall memory size used will shrink.

Idea priority High
  • 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 - PL/I Compilers

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Rational
    Product family - Design & development
    Product - PL/I Compilers

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 18, 2013

    This is available with Enterprise PL/I V4R4

  • Guest
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    |     Jan 17, 2013

    This "optimized memory" feature should also be available for fixed length char fields, i.e. char(n).
    Remarks: Due to Peter Elderon it's in discussion to additionally support non char based fields.

  • Guest
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    |     Jan 2, 2013

    this is in plan for our next release

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