PM63781: RDz LPEX Editor flags tokens =? and =? in EXEC DLI statements as errors

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The RDz LPEX Editor is used for syntax check or content assist
  for a program with EXEC DLI statements.
  
  This line in an EXEC DLI GN statement is flagged as an error:
  
  ... WHERE (SOMETHING =? SOMETHING-ELSE .....
  The =? (equal or greater than) is tagged with
  ''ERROR TOKEN' unexpected tokens ignored.'
  The combination =? (equal or less than) is also flagged.
  The Host CICS Translator and the Enterprise COBOL Integrated
  Translator, both allow =? and =? in EXEC DLI statements between
  the EXEC DLI and END-EXEC directives.
  NOTE:
  
  The Host Enterprise COBOL compilers allow ?= and ?= but not =?
  and =? in standard COBOL statements.
  COBOL compiler rules should not be applies to code between EXEC
  DLI and its related END-EXEC.
  The =? and =? should be allowed in the EXEC DLI context only
  (but not in regular COBOL statements.)
  

Local fix

• Change => to >= and change =< to <=
  

Problem summary

• The => and =< operators were not allowed within EXEC DLI
  statements.  Instead, a warning annotation was issued by the RDz
  real-time syntax check parser.
  

Problem conclusion

• The => and =< operators are now allowed within EXEC DLI
  statements by the RDz real-time syntax check parser.
  
  The problem listed in this APAR has been resolved with
  IBM Rational Developer for System z V8.0.3.3 Fix Pack which
  is available from the Recommended Fixes support download page:
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=2294&uid=swg27006335
  

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

  RATL DEV FOR SY

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0700

Applicable component levels

• R803 PSY

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