PI70080: ABEND0C4 CALLING COBOL V5+ PROGRAM LOADED BY CEEFETCH MACRO

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When a COBOL V5+ program is loaded using the CEEFETCH MACRO, the
  address of the routine returned by the macro is not a proper
  function descriptor. Using this address to call the program may
  result in an 0C4 ABEND.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V5 and V6 with     *
  *                 Assembler programs that load and call COBOL  *
  *                 programs using CEEFETCH.                     *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Runtime ABEND 0C4:  When an Enterprise  *
  *                      COBOL V5+ program is loaded and called  *
  *                      using the CEEFETCH MACRO, the program   *
  *                      may fail with an 0C4 ABEND.             *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The Enterprise COBOL V5+ runtime failed to support LE event 40,
  when asked to provide a function pointer to call the COBOL V5+
  program with.
  
  FIXCAT keyword:  COB0501T/K   COB0502T/K   COB0601T/K
  

Problem conclusion

• The Enterprise COBOL runtime is corrected to support LE event
  40.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UI41673 UI41674

Modules/Macros

• HLE77A0J HLE7790  IGZCER4  IGZCEV4  IGZLLIBV IGZXAPI  IGZXDMR
  IGZXD24  IGZXLPIO IGZXLPKA IGZXLPKB IGZXLPKC IGZXLPKD IGZXLPKE
  IGZXLPKF IGZXLPKG IGZXPK2  IGZXTMSG
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  LE ENT COBOL LI

• Fixed component ID

  568819812

Applicable component levels

• R7A0 PSY UI41673

     UP16/10/25 P F610

• R790 PSY UI41674

     UP16/10/25 P F610

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