Those first two links go to the same page that only has APAR links to ShopZ and the third one is just to the main ibm.com page. I found this documentation link by searching “COBOL User-Defined Function Prototypes” on the ibm.com main page.
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cobol-zos/6.4?topic=applications-using-function-prototypes That update will solve the issue I raised in this email chain completely, so I will just have to wait until I have access to an updated compiler version. Peter From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Frank Swarbrick Sent: Friday, February 2, 2024 7:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Ent. COBOL User-defined function question Try this shorter link: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/apar/PH57397 PH57397: COBOL USER-DEFINED FUNCTION PROTOTYPES<https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/apar/PH57397> COBOL User-Defined Function Prototypes http://www.ibm.com ________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of Farley, Peter <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 2, 2024 3:51 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Ent. COBOL User-defined function question <*Sigh*> Only accessible to those with a valid ShopZ login (which I do NOT have). Thanks anyway. Peter From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Wayne Driscoll Sent: Friday, February 2, 2024 4:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Ent. 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Thank you for that information. On the system where I have access to V6.4 it looks like we only have as far as the June 2023 refresh: PP 5655-EC6 IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 6.4.0 P230615 I will wait for the latest level to be applied and try again then. Do you happen to have a link to the APAR description? I presume there is a coordinated documentation update as well. Peter On Fri, Feb 2, 2024 at 3:41 PM Farley, Peter < [email protected]> wrote: > Thank you for that information. On the system where I have access to V6.4 > it looks like we only have as far as the June 2023 refresh: > > PP 5655-EC6 IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 6.4.0 P230615 > > I will wait for the latest level to be applied and try again then. > > Do you happen to have a link to the APAR description? I presume there is a > coordinated documentation update as well. > > Peter > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf > Of Frank Swarbrick > Sent: Friday, February 2, 2024 2:40 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Ent. COBOL User-defined function question > > > What fix level are you at? October 2023's PTF closes APAR PH57397, which > adds "function prototypes". I think you would have the appropraite > prototype defined before the program/function where it is used. Best done > with a COPY statement. > > Prior to this fix level I think your results are working as designed. > > Frank > ________________________________ > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]>> on behalf of Peter Farley < > [email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]>> > > Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2024 9:50 AM > > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> < > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > > Subject: Ent. COBOL User-defined function question > > Using the listserv web interface for the first time, so I hope this goes > through OK. > > In testing the new V6.4 user-defined functions capability I have found > that it seems you cannot have a separately-compiled-and-linked user-defined > function. If you separately compile and link the function for dynamic load > and execute by other programs, the other programs cannot just have a > REPOSITORY paragraph that names the function - the function source code > seems to be required as part of the using-program compile, otherwise you > get an error message. > > Example error message: > > 000001 IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. > 000002 PROGRAM-ID. FUNCTSTM > 000003 ENVIRONMENT DIVISION. > 000004 CONFIGURATION SECTION. > 000005 REPOSITORY. > 000006 FUNCTION TST1FUNC > > 000006==> IGYDS0301-E "TST1FUNC" was specified in the "FUNCTION" phrase of > the "REPOSITORY" > paragraph, but it is not the name of an user-defined > function. The > phrase was discarded. > > Does this mean that user-defined source code must always be included when > compiling programs that want to use these functions? That seems less than > useful to me because then there is no way to maintain such functions > independently of the programs that use them. > > TIA for any insight you can offer. > > Peter -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. 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