PI79714: AES1004E: FOUND UNSUPPORTED SYNTAX LINKAGE ERROR FOR COBOL PROGRAM USING THE PROPRIETARY SCANNER.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Missing sentence termination (period) for END-EXEC immediately
  preceeding  LINKAGE SECTION label generates AES1004E: Found
  unsupported syntax
  LINKAGE error. For example:
  
         WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
  
  
  
         EXEC SQL BEGIN DECLARE SECTION
  
         END-EXEC.
  
  
  
         01 STUDENT-REC.
  
            05 STUDENT-ID PIC 9(4).
  
            05 STUDENT-NAME PIC X(25).
  
            05 STUDENT-ADDRESS PIC X(50).
  
         EXEC SQL END DECLARE SECTION
  
         END-EXEC
  
  
  
         LINKAGE SECTION.
  

Local fix

• Apply test fix raa.dev.6.1.0.13Plus_20170405-1218IMRepos.zip
  

Problem summary

• AES1004E: Found unsupported syntax LINKAGE error for COBOL
  program using the proprietary scanner.
  Missing sentence termination (period) for END-EXEC immediately
  preceeding  LINKAGE SECTION label generates AES1004E: Found
  unsupported syntax
  LINKAGE error. For example:
  
         WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
  
  
  
         EXEC SQL BEGIN DECLARE SECTION
  
         END-EXEC.
  
  
  
         01 STUDENT-REC.
  
            05 STUDENT-ID PIC 9(4).
  
            05 STUDENT-NAME PIC X(25).
  
            05 STUDENT-ADDRESS PIC X(50).
  
         EXEC SQL END DECLARE SECTION
  
         END-EXEC
  
  
  
         LINKAGE SECTION.
  

Problem conclusion

• Add a virtual sentence terminator when a sentence should be
  terminated under typical conditions.
  

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 ASSET ANAL

• Fixed component ID

  5724V2700

Applicable component levels

• R610 PSY

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