PI97224: Add run-time support for UTF-16 with U* intrinsic functions. Improve surrogate pair awareness of UTF-16 function REVERSE.

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• Provide UTF-16 run-time support for intrinsic functions ULENGTH,
  UPOS, USUBSTR, UWIDTH. Compiler support for the new intrinsic
  function semantics is provided separately.
  
  Improve surrogate pair awareness of UTF-16 for function REVERSE.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V6.2 who want to   *
  *                 use intrinsic functions REVERSE, ULENGTH,    *
  *                 UPOS, USUBSTR and UWIDTH to process          *
  *                 NATIONAL data items.                         *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Users need a way to process NATIONAL    *
  *                      data items. This APAR provides support  *
  *                      for intrinsic functions REVERSE,        *
  *                      ULENGTH, UPOS, USUBSTR and UWIDTH for   *
  *                      processing NATIONAL data items.         *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Customers find that they need to create their own user COBOL
  libraries if they want to process NATIONAL data items using
  Enterprise COBOL. This APAR provides added support in intrinsic
  functions REVERSE, ULENGTH, UPOS, USUBSTR and UWIDTH for
  processing NATIONAL data items.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• The runtime was changed to add support for processing NATIONAL
  data items with intrinsic functions REVERSE, ULENGTH, UPOS,
  USUBSTR and UWIDTH.
  

APAR Information

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

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

Modules/Macros

• IGZXLPKA
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  LE ENT COBOL LI

• Fixed component ID

  568819812

Applicable component levels

• R7A0 PSY UI56042

     UP18/06/01 P F805

• R790 PSY UI56043

     UP18/06/01 P F805

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