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PM38212: CR-Assignment of all double byte characters literal to char causes compatibility issue

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • A user code has a variable declared as char rather than dbchar.
    A DBCS literal is assigned to it, then the resulting cobol code
    is incorrect.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

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    Generation for COBOL was producing incorrect code when a
    literal string containing DBCS chars was moved to a char
    field.
    

Problem conclusion

  • The code was changed so that the COBOL generator can now
    recognize the literal as DBCS and can not produce the
    correct code to handle the assignment.
    
    Recompilation of the .EGL source will be necessary for this
    fix.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM38212

  • Reported component name

    RATL BUS DEV

  • Reported component ID

    5724S5000

  • Reported release

    751

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2011-05-02

  • Closed date

    2012-03-15

  • Last modified date

    2012-03-15

  • 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 BUS DEV

  • Fixed component ID

    5724S5000

Applicable component levels

  • R751 PSN

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
27 October 2021