PI86389: COBOL COMPILER ERROR WHEN PASSING A NON-NULLABLE TEMPORARY VARIABLE TO A NULLABLE FUNCTION PARAMETER

Rational Business Developer Fix Pack 2 (9.1.1.2) for 9.1.1
Rational Business Developer Fix Pack 2 (9.5.1.1) for 9.5

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• COBOL compiler error when passing a non-nullable temporary
  variable to a nullable function parameter
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Cobolgen users that are passing something that requires a    *
  * temporary variable to be created and the target of that      *
  * function parameter is nullable                               *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * A cobol compiler error will occur if the function invocation *
  * logic requires a temporary variable to be created and the    *
  * target of the function parameter is nullable. A reference to *
  * a non-existing -I variable is created and the result is a    *
  * cobol compiler error.                                        *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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Problem conclusion

• The software has been updated to produce a nullable temporary
  variable in those cases.
  

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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RATL BUS DEV

• Fixed component ID

  5724S5000

Applicable component levels

• R901 PSY

     UP

• R911 PSY

     UP

• R950 PSY

     UP