----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Klein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 9:53 AM
<snip>
IGYPS0157-E A shift-out was found in column 50 without a matching
shift-in in a nonnumeric or national literal. The literal was processed as
written.
IGYPS0158-E A nonnumeric or national literal containing double-byte
characters was found which exceeded the maximum literal length or reached
end of area >"B" before terminating. A literal delimiter was placed at
column 72 of line nnnn
<snip>
NOTE WELL:
COBOL compiler messages (IGY) are *not* documented; they are
"self-documenting". If your application programmers can't figure out
these
specific messages, I would suggest additional training for them. If they
don't know WHY they are getting the messages now (but not before), then I
suggest you provide them references to the COBOL Migration Guide which
does
talk about such changes (NODBCS to DBCS).
FYI,
This "self-documenting" stuff is NOT IBM STANDARD!! IBM's official stance
on messages is that ALL messages should be documented, with the appropriate
Programmer and Operator response fields documented. I had this same
argument with COBOL level 2 when I called in this problem. My exact words
were "HTF am I supposed to know that this error message was caused by you
changing the default from NODBCS to DBCS?" I did submit an RCF for this
issue. Maybe someday the idiots in COBOL doc will fix it.
Your premise that the users require additional training is patently absurd,
as is the suggestion to provide a reference to the COBOL Migration Guide.
HTF is anybody supposed to know that this error message was caused by
something discussed in the COBOL Migration Guide? We had this same fight
with ISPF messages ages ago, and now there's an ISPF messages manual because
of it. COBOL should do the same.
There, I feel better now.
Regards,
Tom Conley
----------------------------------------------------------------------
For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,
send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO
Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
