PK24280: EDC5052S USING A DLL OR XML PARSE

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• EDC5052S The application is running with AMODE=24 while the
  run-time library was installed above the line.
  The COBOL program contains an XML GENERATE or XML PARSE verb
  and/or the program was compiled with option DLL.
  An error may be seen within _cinit.
  

Local fix

• Do not use the Binder option AMODE=24.
  Do not bind (with the Binder) other amode24 programs with your
  Enterprise COBOL programs if the COBOL program contains XML
  PARSE or GENERATE.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Customers using COBOL with one or            *
  *                 more of the following:                       *
  *                                                              *
  *                 * The COBOL program is compiled with         *
  *                   the DLL compiler option.                   *
  *                                                              *
  *                 * The COBOL program is compiled with         *
  *                   the PGMNAME(LONGUPPER) or                  *
  *                   PGMNAME(LONGMIXED) compiler option.        *
  *                                                              *
  *                 * The COBOL program contains an XML          *
  *                   PARSE or XML GENERATE statement.           *
  *                                                              *
  *                 * The COBOL program contains                 *
  *                   object-oriented syntax.                    *
  *                                                              *
  *                 * Your program uses a routine name that is   *
  *                   the same as one in the C library such      *
  *                   as ACCESS by Tesseract.                    *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Message EDC5052S when a COBOL program   *
  *                      is in a load module that is AMODE(24)   *
  *                      or the COBOL program is entered         *
  *                      in AMODE(24), and the COBOL program has *
  *                      one or more of the following            *
  *                      attributes:                             *
  *                                                              *
  *                      * The COBOL program is compiled with    *
  *                        the DLL compiler option.              *
  *                                                              *
  *                      * The COBOL program is compiled with    *
  *                        the PGMNAME(LONGUPPER) or             *
  *                        PGMNAME(LONGMIXED) compiler option.   *
  *                                                              *
  *                      * The COBOL program contains an XML     *
  *                        PARSE or XML GENERATE statement.      *
  *                                                              *
  *                      * The COBOL program contains            *
  *                        object-oriented syntax.               *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: None.                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  Some capabilities of COBOL require the C runtime. Starting
  with z/OS V1R2, the C runtime cannot be installed below the
  16M line. Since the C runtime can no longer be installed below
  the 16M line, any COBOL program that uses a capability that
  requires the C runtime is required to be in a load module that
  is AMODE(31) and the COBOL program must be entered in
  AMODE(31).
  

Problem conclusion

• Updates will be made to the Enterprise
  COBOL Programming Guide (SC27-1412-04) as stated below.
  
  In Chapter 16 "Compiling, linking, and running OO applications",
  the following will be added:
  
  Link-edit considerations: COBOL programs that contain
  object-oriented syntax must be link-edited with AMODE 31.
  
  In Chapter 17 "Compiler options", in the description of the
  DLL compiler option, replace the sentence:
  
  Specification of the DLL option requires that the RENT
  linkage-editor or binder option be used.
  
  with:
  
  Link-edit considerations: COBOL programs that are compiled
  with the DLL option must be link-edited with the RENT and
  AMODE(31) link-edit options.
  
  In Chapter 17 "Compiler options", in the description of the
  PGMNAME compiler option, add the following:
  
  Link-edit considerations: COBOL programs that are compiled
  with the PGMNAME(LONGUPPER) or the PGMNAME(LONGMIXED) option
  must be link-edited with AMODE 31.
  
  In Chapter 28 "Processing XML input", the following will be
  added:
  
  Link-edit considerations: COBOL programs that contain the XML
  PARSE statement must be link-edited with AMODE 31.
  
  In Chapter 29 "Producing XML output", the following will be
  added:
  
  Link-edit considerations: COBOL programs that contain the XML
  GENERATE statement must be link-edited with AMODE 31.
  
  
  PUBS CLOSING CODE: DEVCHNG
  

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

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