PI94150: RATIONAL DEVELOPER FOR SYSTEM Z - HOST VARIABLE NAMED DUMMY IN PL/I MARKED AS UNRESOLVED REFERENCE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In IDZ 14.0.0, If a PL/I source program contains a DB2 host
  variable named DUMMY, then it is flagged incorrectly as
  unresolved.
  Example:
  
  ...
  
  
  dcl Dummy char (10);
  
  
  
  exec sql
             select   name
  
             into     :Dummy
  
             from     sysibm.systables
  
             where    name        = 'ZM00000T'
  
             and      creator     = 'UDVT'
  
             and      type        = 'T'
  

Local fix

• If possible, use a different name than DUMMY, for example DUMMY1
  

Problem summary

• The IDz PL/I Parser incorrectly handled items named "DUMMY".
  

Problem conclusion

• Modified parser to correctly handle items named "DUMMY".
  

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

  DEV FOR Z SYS

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0700

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