PH66054: SUPPORT FINDING LOWER-CASE COPYBOOKS FROM USS DIRECTORIES

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• When compiling COBOL programs using the cob2 command in USS it
  is likely that the copybooks also reside in USS. The current
  implementation only supports finding upper-case copybooks. It
  is, however, typical that file names in USS are lower-case.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.4 compiling      *
  *                 programs with COPY statements containing     *
  *                 non-literal copybook names who want those    *
  *                 copybooks to match with files having a       *
  *                 lowercase version of the name that are       *
  *                 located in a z/OS UNIX path.                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: New function: When the copybook search  *
  *                      path contains a z/OS UNIX path, a       *
  *                      non-literal copybook name in a COPY     *
  *                      statement will now be considered        *
  *                      to match a file located in the          *
  *                      path if that file has a lowercase       *
  *                      version of the copybook name in the     *
  *                      COPY statement.                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the IBM-provided PTF.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  Files on the z/OS UNIX file system having names containing
  lowercase letters were not considered to be a potential match
  for copybook members with non-literal names that appear in
  a COPY statement.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• The compiler was updated to consider files on the z/OS UNIX
  file system having names containing lowercase letters to be
  a potential match for copybook members with non-literal
  names that appear in a COPY statement.
  
  For a more detailed description of changes related to the
  updated copy member search order, please refer to the following
  sections in the Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 6.4 IBM Documentation
  online:
  
  1. Language reference
       -> Compiler-directing statements and compiler directives
       -> Compiler-directing statements -> COPY statement
       -> Copy member search order
  

APAR Information

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

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

  UO02883 UO02884 UO02885 UO02886

Modules/Macros

• IGY8CICS IGY8RWRD 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 IGYCJBLD IGYCJGEN IGYCLIBR
  IGYCLSTR IGYCLVL0 IGYCLVL1 IGYCLVL2 IGYCLVL3 IGYCLVL8 IGYCMALL
  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 IGYZQEN6 IGYZQENU
  IGYZQJP6 IGYZQJPN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655EC600

Applicable component levels

• R640 PSY UO02883

     UP25/04/30 P F504  

• R641 PSY UO02884

     UP25/04/30 P F504  

• R642 PSY UO02885

     UP25/04/30 P F504  

• R64H PSY UO02886

     UP25/04/30 P F504  

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