PM63191: THE READ VERB HANGS AFTER 8192 RECORDS.

COBOL for AIX Fix Pack 10 (December 2013 PTF) for 4.1.1
COBOL for AIX Fix Pack 11 (June 2014 PTF) for 4.1.1
COBOL for AIX Fix Pack 12 (October 2014 PTF) for 4.1.1
COBOL for AIX Fix Pack 13 (October 2015 PTF) for 4.1.1
COBOL for AIX Fix Pack 14 (August 2016 PTF) for 4.1.1
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

• The READ verb hangs after 8192 records. The input file is
  defined as LINE SEQUENTIAL but the data is not a legal LINE
  SEQUENTIAL file.  It lacks \n new line bytes at the end of each
  record.  The new line is hex 0A.  The problem probably started
  with COBOL for AIX 4.1.1.0 (definately with 4.1.1.4).
  

Local fix

• Revert the compiler and runtime to version 4.1.0.0.
  Type the command   $ lslpp -l cobol*   to be sure.
  

Problem summary

• Loop or hang when reading 8191 or 8192 records.
  

Problem conclusion

• Don't obtain the fix at this URL
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21587721
  Do obtain the fix at this URL
  http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21596737
  

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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