A fix is available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
When a file with carriage control is sorted with a program compiled with the compiler option ADV: A blank is inserted at the beginning of the record ahead of the carriage control column, and a byte is dropped from the end. (The prior runtime's SORT also incorrectly drops a byte from the end in this case but replaces it with a binary zero byte.) NOADV: A blank replaces the carriage control column. ADV compiler option https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cobol-zos/6.3?topic=options-adv
Local fix
Use an external sort if possible.
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.3 compiling and * * running programs that contain a SORT * * statement with a USING clause that * * references a sequential file containing * * carriage control characters and a GIVING * * clause that references a sequential file * * that is the subject of one or more WRITE * * statements with ADVANCING phrase. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Incorrect result. Carriage control * * characters in the input file to sort * * are missing from the output file. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the IBM-provided PTF. * **************************************************************** When sorted records containing carriage control characters were being written to the sort output file, the carriage control characters were inadvertently lost because an incorrect method of writing the records was used, which happened because the output file was the subject of WRITE statements with the ADVANCING phrase.
Problem conclusion
The compiler was updated to ensure that when writing to the sort output file, any carriage control characters in sort records are preserved.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
PH40827
Reported component name
ENT COBOL FOR Z
Reported component ID
5655EC600
Reported release
630
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2021-09-22
Closed date
2021-09-27
Last modified date
2021-10-01
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
Modules/Macros
IGY8RWTU IGYCASMB IGYCCBE IGYCCCRT IGYCCICS IGYCCSRV IGYCDGEN IGYCDIAG IGYCDMAP IGYCEN$0 IGYCEN$1 IGYCEN$2 IGYCEN$3 IGYCEN$4 IGYCEN$5 IGYCEN$8 IGYCEN$D IGYCEN$R IGYCFGEN IGYCFREE IGYCINIT IGYCJA$0 IGYCJA$1 IGYCJA$2 IGYCJA$3 IGYCJA$4 IGYCJA$5 IGYCJA$8 IGYCJA$D IGYCJA$R IGYCLIBR IGYCLSTR IGYCLVL0 IGYCLVL1 IGYCLVL2 IGYCLVL3 IGYCLVL8 IGYCMALL IGYCOB2E IGYCOPI IGYCOPT IGYCOSCN IGYCPGEN IGYCRCTL IGYCRDPR IGYCRDSC IGYCREAL IGYCRWT IGYCSCAN IGYCSIMD IGYCUE$0 IGYCUE$1 IGYCUE$2 IGYCUE$3 IGYCUE$4 IGYCUE$5 IGYCUE$8 IGYCUE$D IGYCUE$R IGYCXREF IGYDRV IGYEQCWI IGYMSGE IGYMSGK IGYMSGT IGYQCBE IGYQSPLT IGYSIDE2 IGYZQEN6 IGYZQENU IGYZQJP6 IGYZQJPN
Fix information
Fixed component name
ENT COBOL FOR Z
Fixed component ID
5655EC600
Applicable component levels
R630 PSY UI77327
UP21/10/01 P F109
R631 PSY UI77328
UP21/10/01 P F109
R632 PSY UI77329
UP21/10/01 P F109
R63H PSY UI77330
UP21/10/01 P F109
Fix is available
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Document Information
Modified date:
12 December 2023