APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
Rational Business Developer V7.1.0.2 When an inout function argument variable is concatenated with ot her text into a target variable and the target variable is the s ame variable as was passed, but referenced with the original (no n-function argument name), then the variable is cleared before i t can be moved.
Local fix
Problem summary
The problem was happening what an argument to a function was being passed (as inout only) and the function was using a text concatenation of that function argument and another text value resulting in a program level variable. This only fails if the function argument is actually pointing at the same program level variable. EGL cobolgen normally checked for these overlapping variables when a concatenate was being done, but when the variables are actually different variable that happen to point at the same piece of memory, then the generator is unable to tell. Because of this possibility, now whenever a function variable is used as either a source item or the target item in a concatenate, the function variable is first copied to a temporary variable. This results in 3 extra lines of code to be generated. The proper way of coding the EGL would have been to define the function argument as in, or to consistently use the same variable in both the source and target.
Problem conclusion
Software updated to detect when function variables need to be copied.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
PK77854
Reported component name
RBD EGL FOR COB
Reported component ID
5724S5001
Reported release
710
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2008-12-22
Closed date
2009-03-20
Last modified date
2009-03-20
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
RBD EGL FOR COB
Fixed component ID
5724S5001
Applicable component levels
R710 PSN
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
20 March 2009