The Enterprise COBOL compiler V6.2, V5.2  and V5/V6 March 2018 Runtime PTFs are available for order. Here are the details:         V6.2 COMPILER PTFs:              UI54510, UI54511, UI54512      V5.2 COMPILER PTFs:             UI54486, UI54487, UI54488                       V5/V6 RUNTIME      COBOL V5/V6 RUNTIME PTFs:       ... [More]

When you're compiling a COBOL application containing embedded SQL statements using the Db2® coprocessor,  it is necessary to specify the location of a file that will hold the "database request module" (DBRM) generated during the compile operation.  This is typically done by allocating a partitioned dataset  to the DBRMLIB ddname in your JCL.   But what if you're interested in compiling the same application from z/OS UNIX using the cob2 command?  Up to now, there has been no way to specify the... [More]

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I would like to share some information about the new COPYLOC compiler option that is available in Enterprise COBOL 6.2 with the PTF for PI91584 installed (i.e., the January 2018 PTF), and should be available very soon in the 6.1 release.   The COPYLOC compiler option allows the COBOL compiler to access a mix of copybooks located in partitioned datasets and z/OS UNIX directories within a single compile job, regardless of how the compiler is invoked.  This feature may be of particular interest to users wanting to explore the popular Git... [More]

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Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, V6.2, V6.1, and V5.2 documentation are refreshed today, to include the following enhancements:   Enhancements in V6.2 and V6.1 with PTFs installed: In V6.2 with the PTF for APAR PI95081 installed, and in V6.1 with the PTF for APAR PI92944 installed, a new LOC(24|31) phrase is added to the ALLOCATE statement to control the location of dynamic storage that is acquired, which overrides the influence of the DATA compiler option when determining the location of dynamic storage that is acquired. For details, see: V6.2:... [More]

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Should we continue to use COBOL?  Isn't it old and outdated?  Many people are saying that COBOL's time has passed, that we should convert applications to Java/Groovy/Swift/Node.js/'your name here', so are we making a mistake by staying with COBOL? These are common questions, and have been asked in different ways for over 30 years!  In this blog I will approach the topic of "Why COBOL" from several different angles.  First, some history...   I believe that COBOL was first declared DEAD in 1969,... [More]

The IBM Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS, V1.3 Knowledge Center is refreshed today. In this February KC refresh, updates mainly include: The signature bits produced in the ABO listing transform for COBOL CSECTs are now decoded and detailed information about the CSECT are added to the listing transform. (See Listing transform contents ) Adds support to allow excluding modules from ABO processing. (See BOPT and Specifying optimization with BOPT ) Adds a summary table of ineligible COBOL modules. (See... [More]

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Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, V6.2 documentation is refreshed today, to include the following enhancements: In V6.2 with the PTF for APAR PI91584 installed, add support for mixing copybooks from PDSE (or PDS) datasets and z/OS UNIX directories in a single compile: A new COPYLOC compiler option is introduced that allows you to add either a PDSE (or PDS) dataset or z/OS UNIX directory as an additional location to be searched for copy members during the library phase. For details about COPYLOC, see... [More]

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This video demonstrates how to debug programs compiled with IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS using IBM Debug for z Systems, with an emphasis on debugging optimized programs, including programs optimized using the IBM Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS (ABO). Refer to the timestamps below to navigate to specific topics. 1:00 Introduction: Products Overview 3:07 Demo 1: Debugging Non-Optimized Programs 7:59 Demo 2: Debugging Compiler Optimized Programs 9:37 Demo 3: Debugging ABO-Optimized Programs 14:28 Setup Recap 16:50 Conclusion: Summary of... [More]

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Enterprise COBOL compiler V6.2, V5.2 and V5/V6 Runtime November 2017 PTFs released himo1 27000447EF |   Aug 28   |   Visits (1017)        Like in Share   The Enterprise COBOL compiler V6.2, V5.2  and V5/V6 November 2017 Runtime PTFs are now available for order. Here are the details:         V6.2 COMPILER PTFs:             UI52160, UI52161, UI52162, UI52163      V5.2 COMPILER PTFs:            ... [More]

Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, V6.2, V6.1, and V5.2 documentation were refreshed last week, to include the following enhancements and doc fixes:   Enhancements for V6.2, V6.1, and V5.2 with PTFs installed: In V6.2 with the PTF for APAR PI90571 installed, V6.1 with the PTF for APAR PI88271 installed, V5.2 with the PTF for APAR PI90458 installed, the ZONEDATA compiler option is updated to affect the behaviour of MOVE statements, comparisons, and computations for USAGE DISPLAY or PACKED-DECIMAL data items that could contain invalid digits, an... [More]

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As you might aware that IBM Doc Buddy is a free mobile application that enables retrieving error messages of IBM Z products on mobile devices, and this app supports both offline and online search. Great news is that you can now use IBM Doc Buddy to search for Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, V6.2 messages! Simply take the following steps: Online search (recommended) - to resolve problems immediately by searching error messages online: In IBM Doc Buddy, on the "Home" tab, simply enter the message ID such as "IGYxx". Find... [More]

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This document describes why HW/SW synergy is important to get the maximum benefit of the latest hardware and describes keeping current with the latest compiler version as the way of doing that. The document recommends tips and techniques of performing hotspot analysis and to make the migration effort containable, recommends upgrading the compiler levels for the few most performance critical sections of application code, instead of entire application.   Document Authors: Kathy Walsh and Priyal H Shah. COBOL Applications Techniques_v1.pdf... [More]

Message: IWZ037I The flow of control in program %1 proceeded beyond the last line of the program.  Control returned to the caller of program %1.  The message is issued by the compiler generated code when execution continues beyond the last COBOL source line.  The 'goback' and 'stop run' statements skip over this error message generation and go directly to the return-code setting and return logic.    This helps identify ill-formed batch programs that do not have proper 'goback' and... [More]

The  COBOL for AIX, V5.1.0.3 Fix Pack (October 2017)  is now available at the following links and on  Fix Central : CO B O L  f o r  A I X, V5.1 .0.3  F i x   P a c k  (October  2 017) CO B O L Runtime  f o r  A I X, V5.1 .0.3  F i x   P a c k  (October  2 017) F i x   l i s t   f o r   C O B O L   f o r   A I X Fixed APARs are listed on the 'Fix list' page, along with links to all COBOL for AIX Fix Packs.  Please note that the... [More]