A fix is available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
CBL V6.2 INSPECT REPLACING array output incorrect
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.2 and above * * compiling and running programs containing * * INSPECT TALLYING or INSPECT REPLACING * * statements with a source string of 20 or * * more characters and a search string of 4 or * * more characters, with an occurrence of the * * search string at the end of the source * * string. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If the search string of an INSPECT * * statement occurs multiple times in * * succession at the end of the source * * string, the program may fail to find * * the final match. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF. * **************************************************************** An off-by-one error in the code generated for the INSPECT statement causes it to stop looking for subsequent matches one byte earlier than it should.
Problem conclusion
The compiler was modified to generate the correct code.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
PI90576
Reported component name
ENT COBOL FOR Z
Reported component ID
5655EC600
Reported release
620
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2017-11-22
Closed date
2017-11-27
Last modified date
2018-06-04
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
Modules/Macros
IGY8RWTU IGYCASMB IGYCCBE IGYCCCRT IGYCCICS IGYCCSRV IGYCDGEN IGYCDIAG IGYCDMAP IGYCEN$0 IGYCEN$1 IGYCEN$2 IGYCEN$3 IGYCEN$4 IGYCEN$5 IGYCEN$8 IGYCEN$D IGYCEN$R IGYCFGEN IGYCFREE IGYCINIT IGYCJA$0 IGYCJA$1 IGYCJA$2 IGYCJA$3 IGYCJA$4 IGYCJA$5 IGYCJA$8 IGYCJA$D IGYCJA$R IGYCLIBH IGYCLIBO IGYCLIBR IGYCLSTR IGYCLVL0 IGYCLVL1 IGYCLVL2 IGYCLVL3 IGYCLVL8 IGYCMALL IGYCOB2 IGYCOPI IGYCOSCN IGYCPGEN IGYCRCTL IGYCRDPR IGYCRDSC IGYCREAL IGYCRWT IGYCSCAN IGYCSIMD IGYCUE$0 IGYCUE$1 IGYCUE$2 IGYCUE$3 IGYCUE$4 IGYCUE$5 IGYCUE$8 IGYCUE$D IGYCUE$R IGYCXREF IGYDRV IGYEQCWI IGYMSGE IGYMSGK IGYMSGT IGYQCBE IGYSIDEK IGYZQDRV
Fix information
Fixed component name
ENT COBOL FOR Z
Fixed component ID
5655EC600
Applicable component levels
R620 PSY UP
A
R621 PSY UP
A
R622 PSY UI56122
UP18/06/01 P F805
R62H PSY UP
A
Fix is available
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Document Information
Modified date:
12 December 2023