PI78127: IN RDZ, COBOL SYNTAX COLORING IS MISSING WITH LPEX VI AND EMACS PROFILES

Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 1 (9.1.1.6) for 9.1.1.
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 1 (9.1.1.7) for 9.1.1.
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 1 (9.1.1.8) for 9.1.1
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 9 (9.1.1.9) for 9.1.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In Rational Developer for System z - RDz - v9.1.1, syntax
  coloring is
  missing when editing a COBOL program in LPEX with vi and emacs
  profiles
  
  Steps to reproduce:
  
  1- create local COBOL project with menu
  File > New > Example > Workstation COBOL > COBOL Sample1
  2- change preference LPEX Editor to profile vi or emacs
  3- edit StartAppl.cbl in LPEX editor
  => Observe the missing coloring and parsing
  
  Following error can be found in client .log file:
  !ENTRY com.ibm.lpex 4 0 2017-03-09 13:38:14.120
  !MESSAGE Uncaught exception in class
  "com.ibm.ftt.language.cobol.lpex.CobolZosSqlCicsParser".
  Document parser was disabled.
  !VIEW C:\workspace1\cobsamp\cobol\StartApp.cbl
  !STACK 0
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.ibm.lpex.cobol.CobolParser.defineActions(CobolParser.java:35
  67)
  at
  com.ibm.lpex.cobol.CobolParser.initializeParser(CobolParser.java
  :3414)
  

Local fix

• It works with ISPF or LPEX profiles
  

Problem summary

• Syntax coloring is missing when editing a COBOL program in LPEX
  with vi and emacs profiles
  
  
  Steps to reproduce:
  
  1- create local COBOL project with menu
  File > New > Example > Workstation COBOL > COBOL Sample1
  2- change preference LPEX Editor to profile vi or emacs
  3- edit StartAppl.cbl in LPEX editor
  => Observe the missing coloring and parsing
  
  Following error can be found in client .log file:
  !ENTRY com.ibm.lpex 4 0 2017-03-09 13:38:14.120
  !MESSAGE Uncaught exception in class
  "com.ibm.ftt.language.cobol.lpex.CobolZosSqlCicsParser".
  Document parser was disabled.
  !VIEW C:\workspace1\cobsamp\cobol\StartApp.cbl
  !STACK 0
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.ibm.lpex.cobol.CobolParser.defineActions(CobolParser.java:35
  67)
  at
  com.ibm.lpex.cobol.CobolParser.initializeParser(CobolParser.java
  :3414)
  

Problem conclusion

• An exception was being thrown in the profile of the COBOL and
  PL/I parser when LPEX was using certain profiles such as vi and
  emacs. This has been corrected.
  
  The problem listed in this APAR has been resolved with
  IBM Rational Developer for System z V9.1.1.6 Fix Pack which
  is available from the Recommended Fixes support download page:
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=2294&uid=swg27006335
  

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

  DEV FOR Z SYS

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0700

Applicable component levels

• R911 PSY

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