PI20225: RATIONAL DEVELOPER FOR SYSTEM Z (RDZ) PLI REAL TIME SYNTAX FLAGSPREPROCESSOR STATEMENT AS TOKEN_ERROR

Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 3 (9.0.1.3) for 9.0.1
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 4 (9.0.1.4) for 9.0.1
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 5 (9.0.1.5) for 9.0.1
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 6 (9.0.1.6) for 9.0.1
Rational Developer for System z Interim Fix 1 for 9.0.1.6
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 7 (9.0.1.7) for 9.0.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Rational Developer for System z - RDz - v9.0.1
  Using PLI simple preprocessor statements in a program causes
  the real time syntax checker to flag some lines in error.
  This APAR is to address the problem below when CorrectDate
  is declared as the preprocessor type definition.
  
  In the code below CorrectDate is flagged as a TOKEN_ERROR
  by the real time syntax check.
  
  pqn002: procedure options (main);
  
  %DCL TYPE_DATE_DB2 CHAR;
    %TYPE_DATE_DB2 = 'CHAR(10)' ;
  
    dcl CorrectDate TYPE_DATE_DB2;
    ;
  end pqn002;
  

Local fix

• none available
  

Problem summary

• PL/I parser did not support macro references as declare
  statement attributes.
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixed a defect in the RDz PL/I parser that caused the parser not
  to support macro references as declare statement attributes.
  
  The problem listed in this APAR has been resolved with
  IBM Rational Developer for System z V9.0.1.3 Fix Pack which
  is available from the Recommended Fixes support download page:
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=2294&uid=swg27006335
  

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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RATL DEV FOR SY

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0700

Applicable component levels

• R901 PSY

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