PM69880: RECEIVE MESSAGE 'ERROR - ONE OF THE FOLLOWING KEYWORDS EXPECTED', WHEN PROVIDING A VALUE FOR RECORD SELECTION CRITERIA.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When viewing a dataset with a template, and a Record Selection
  Criteria value is specified, such as:
  
    Field Name                          Op  Value
    FIELD-3                             <   (ANY) -17
  
  
  receive messages:
  Error - one of the following keywords expected
  Constant - numeric or character
  Keyword being processed: -
  Line 2 Syntax error detected at column 26 in the following
  statement
  WHEN (TFLD('#3(ANY)','<',-17) ) THEN
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All FM users of templates and procedures.    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: 1. If an external REXX function in      *
  *                      either a template criteria expression   *
  *                      or REXX procedure has a negative or     *
  *                      positive sign as the first character    *
  *                      of a parameter then a syntax error      *
  *                      is being raised. Batch jobs will        *
  *                      produce MSGFMNBA423.                    *
  *                      2. Incorrect logic in FASTREXX          *
  *                      processing when an external boolean     *
  *                      function is checked for a false         *
  *                      result with an ANDed condition.         *
  *                      Example                                 *
  *                      If fld_co(1,1,,A) ,                     *
  *                      & fld_co(2,2,,B) = 0 Then do            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• 1. File Manager has been changed to allow signed numbers as
  valid parameters to external REXX functions.
  2. File Manager has been changed to correct logic problems.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  PM67615

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

• FMN0LVL
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  FILE MANAGER Z/

• Fixed component ID

  5655W6800

Applicable component levels

• RC10 PSY UK81584

     UP12/09/13 P F209

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