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PI26965: COBOL GENERATOR THROWS NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION WITH A GET NEXT STATEMENT WITHOUT INTO CLAUSE

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • The following code replicates the exception when generating to
    COBOL:
    Program Wp9lCreateSjobForEmbdelivery type basicProgram()
        {
        }
    
        function main()
            wp9lCreateSjobForEmbdeliveryMain();
        end
    
        function wp9lCreateSjobForEmbdeliveryMain()
            nullable_realLoadingDay1         char(1)?;
    
            open countEmballageDeliveryCur1
                into nullable_realLoadingDay1
                with #sql{
                   select REAL_LOADING_DAY
                   from EMBDEL
                };
    
            get next from countEmballageDeliveryCur1;
            // Altering the above to the following enables
    successful generation
            // get next from countEmballageDeliveryCur1 into
    nullable_realLoadingDay1;
    
    
        end
    end
    
    Example output:
    IWN.VAL.9994.i 1/1 Generating part
    getError.Wp9lCreateSjobForEmbdelivery with build descriptor
    EGLProgramsCOBOLBuildOptions from file
    \EGLPrograms\EGLSource\EGLPrograms.eglbld.
    IWN.VAL.9999.e 0/0 Stack Trace: java.lang.NullPointerException
    IWN.VAL.9999.e 0/0 Stack Trace: at
    com.ibm.etools.egl.generation.cobol.analyzers.language.postanaly
    sis.sqlio.SqlGetByPositionStatementPostAnalyzer.<init>(SqlGetByP
    ositionStatementPostAnalyzer.java:76)
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
    * Users that are doing a SQL get next statement without either *
    * a target record or an into clause can get a null pointer     *
    * exception                                                    *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
    * A null pointer exception in                                  *
    * SqlGetByPositionStatementPostAnalyzer can occur. A           *
    * workaround is to add either a target record or an into       *
    * clause for the SQL statement, or to apply the fixtest.       *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    

Problem conclusion

  • The problem is fixed.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PI26965

  • Reported component name

    RATL BUS DEV

  • Reported component ID

    5724S5000

  • Reported release

    910

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2014-10-03

  • Closed date

    2014-12-15

  • Last modified date

    2014-12-15

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

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

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    RATL BUS DEV

  • Fixed component ID

    5724S5000

Applicable component levels

  • R901 PSY

       UP

  • R911 PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 October 2021