PH65883: ADD SUPPORT FOR DECIMALS AND LEADING/TRAILING SPACES IN JSON STRING FOR NUMERIC RECEIVERS

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• Add support for decimals and leading/trailing spaces in JSON
  string for numeric receivers
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.4 and later      *
  *                 releases running programs using JSON         *
  *                 PARSE on JSON string to parse values         *
  *                 into numeric, numeric-edited,                *
  *                 external floating-point, or internal         *
  *                 floating-point receivers.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: NEW FUNCTION                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Install the provided PTF.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  None
  
  COB0604T/K
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• NEW FUNCTION
  
  The COBOL Runtime has been enhanced to allow the
  inclusion of a decimal point, leading and/or trailing spaces
  in decimal digits in addition to optional leading '+' or '-'
  signs
  in the JSON string when the receiver is numeric,
  numeric-edited, external floating-point, or internal
  floating-point.
  
  If a decimal point is present before or between decimal digits
  the JSON string is treated as fixed-point non-integers. If
  DECIMAL-POINT IS COMMA clause is specified under the
  SPECIAL-NAMES paragraph, this enhancement will
  interpret comma as a decimal point and parse the JSON
  string accordingly.
  
  Example: "+123", "-1.23", " 123", " 123 ", "  -.123 " -> Valid
  Example: "12+", "+. 13", "12 3", "  12 -", " 12,,3 "->Not Valid
  
  Refer to the technote below for additional details
  about the enhancements by this APAR:
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7230530
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UO02859 UO02861

Modules/Macros

• IGZCEV4  IGZCJNI2 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

• R7D0 PSY UO02859

     UP25/04/29 P F504  

• R7E0 PSY UO02861

     UP25/04/29 P F504  

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