PH07266: DB2 ADMINISTRATION TOOL - THE SQL PARSER FAILS ON COMMENTS THAT STARTS WITH /*=

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A stored procedure contain the lines:
  /*=================================================*/
  and the parser failed:
  
  Unexpected token after ; keyword - expected keyword END
  
  
  ADB2PA: The following statement could not be parsed :
  ...
  
  Token number =   2572, Token = /
  
  TOKENSLASH
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of the Db2 Administration Tool for     *
  *                 z/OS or Db2 Object Comparison Tool for       *
  *                 z/OS who parse DDL statements with           *
  *                 imbedded bracketed SQL comments.             *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The parser is unable to parse a DDL     *
  *                      statement if it contains a bracketed SQL*
  *                      comment followed by an equal sign,      *
  *                      i.e. slash-asterisk-equal sign          *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  A parser error occurs when running GEN or other functions that
  uses the parser on a DDL statement that contains a bracketed
  SQL comment followed by and equal sign,
  i.e. slash-asterisk-equal sign
  
     Unexpected token after ; keyword - expected keyword END
     ADB2PA: The following statement could not be parsed :
     > SQL statement containing bracketed SQL comment <
     Token number = xxx, Token = /
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem has been resolved.
  

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:

  UI61897

Modules/Macros

•    ADB2PA5
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  568851500

Applicable component levels

• RC10 PSY UI61897

     UP19/03/19 P F903

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