PI77995: INCORRECT OUTPUT WITH CONSECUTIVE INSPECT REPLACING STATEMENTS AND OPT(1) OR OPT(2)

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When compiling with OPT(1) or OPT(2), consecutive INSPECT
  REPLACE statements may result in incorrect output if the
  BEFORE or AFTER clause is specified.  For example:
  
       INSPECT field1 REPLACING ALL 'Z' BY 'B'
       INSPECT field1 REPLACING ALL 'X' BY 'B' AFTER INITIAL 'B'
  

Local fix

• Use OPT(0)
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V5.2 compiling     *
  *                 and running programs using the OPT(1|2)      *
  *                 compiler option, where the programs contain  *
  *                 two consecutive INSPECT REPLACING            *
  *                 statements that inspect the same data item,  *
  *                 where the new characters in the first        *
  *                 INSPECT statement appear in a BEFORE or      *
  *                 AFTER clause of the second INSPECT           *
  *                 statement.                                   *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Incorrect output at runtime: The first  *
  *                      INSPECT REPLACING statement does not    *
  *                      change the INSPECTed data item,         *
  *                      causing the second INSPECT statement    *
  *                      to produce an incorrect result.         *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  *                                                              *
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  The compiler was attempting to group the two INSPECT REPLACING
  statements into one, which is incorrect when a BEFORE or AFTER
  clause is used.
  

Problem conclusion

• The compiler was fixed to no longer combine consecutive INSPECT
  REPLACING statements if one has a BEFORE or AFTER clause.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  PI75420

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

Modules/Macros

•    IGYCBE   IGYECWI  IGYMSGE  IGYMSGK  IGYMSGT
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655W3200

Applicable component levels

• R520 PSY UI45765

     UP17/03/31 P F703

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