PH43397: FAULT ANALYZER ISSUE WITH IGZXAPI RETURNING -2 WHEN QUERYING FILE INFORMATION

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• FAULT ANALYZER ISSUE WITH IGZXAPI RETURNING -2
  WHEN QUERYING FILE INFORMATION
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 5 and later        *
  *                 releases running programs calling COBOL      *
  *                 Runtime routine IGZXAPI for 'File            *
  *                 information query'.                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: A call to IGZXAPI fails with a          *
  *                      return code of -2.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Install the provided PTF.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  When an external file is shared between a program compiled with
  COBOL 5/6 and another program compiled with a prior release of
  COBOL before 5/6, a call to IGZXAPI (COBOL file and runtime
  information query routine) for 'File information query' fails
  with a return code of -2 (COBOL internal file information
  area is corrupted). The information queried by IGZXAPI is
  incomplete or invalid.
  
  COB0501T/K COB0502T/K COB0601T/K COB0602T/K COB0603T/K
  

Problem conclusion

• Internal file information area was incorrectly located in
  the COBOL runtime. The error has been corrected.
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• IGZCEV4  IGZCMGEN IGZCMGUE IGZLLIBV IGZXAPI  IGZXCA31 IGZXCDA
  IGZXD24  IGZXDMR  IGZXJNI2 IGZXLPIO IGZXLPKA IGZXLPKB IGZXLPKC
  IGZXLPKD IGZXLPKE IGZXLPKF IGZXLPKG IGZXPK2
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  LE ENT COBOL LI

• Fixed component ID

  568819812

Applicable component levels

• R7B0 PSY UI79452

     UP22/03/01 P F202

• R7C0 PSY UI79453

     UP22/03/01 P F202

• R7D0 PSY UI79454

     UP22/03/01 P F202

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