PI83779: RSD WITH WRONG LENGTH RECORD

COBOL for AIX Fix Pack 15 (August 2017 PTF) for 4.1.1
COBOL for AIX Fix Pack 16 (July 2018 PTF) for 4.1.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If and only if \r is the last character in a buffer, and the \n
  is the first character in the next buffer, theCOBOL runtime
  failed to consume the \n, so the next read was treated as an
  empty record. This would result in incorrect record processing
  causing incorrect outputs.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• USERS AFFECTED:
  Clients who use RSD files with \r as the last character in a
  buffer, and the \n is the first character in the next buffer are
  affected by this issue.
  
  
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  For the above case, the COBOL runtime fails to consume the \n,
  so the next read is treated as an empty record.
  

Problem conclusion

• The COOBL runtime has been improved to handle the above
  scenario.
  

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

  COBOL AIX RUNTI

• Fixed component ID

  5724Z8702

Applicable component levels

• R411 PSY

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