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 COBOL Report Writer Precompiler (IBM-supplied),
 product no. 5798-DYR   For contact details, see bottom of this webpage. z/OS
 Feb 2025: PTF UJ07002: Cumulative Update RW17P008 to Release 1.7.00
 This cumulative update brings the Release Number up to 1.7.04.
It supersedes all previous PTF and Apar updates, whether or not applied.
Additionally it makes some minor corrections, all described in the TNL described below.
The most significant correction concerns running with COBOL 6.4 which previously failed when the input source (SYSIN) was unknown or misspelt.
 Technical Newsletter RW70008
This TNL introduces and describes Cumulative Update RW17P008 listed above.
 
 Technical Newsletter RW70007
This TNL describes a problem discovered with the setting SOURCE(DEC) which is required by some systems.
 
 Jan 2024: New Update to Release 1.7.00
 These new media, transmitted automatically to users with Maintenance, contain the following TNL and one update. 
 Technical Newsletter RW70006
This TNL contains further full details of the update listed below.
 
 APAR fix VJR7005: Abend U4036-6 in 64A memory module
 
On some cpu models, one of the machine instructions used by the 64A memory module was 'illegal' and caused this Abend. This update eliminates the instruction.
 Sep 2023: New Update to Release 1.7.00
 These new media, transmitted automatically to users with Maintenance, contain the following TNL and one update. 
 Technical Newsletter RW70005
This TNL contains further full details of the update listed below.
 
 APAR fix VJR7004: DDNAME replacement error with NOPRTX
 
When the Precompiler was called from within another program, rather than directly via JCL, an unexpected message SITE NAME NOT SPECIFIED... CRW-PR80: ........ DDNAME MISSING appeared.
 Oct 2022: New Update to Release 1.7.00
 These new media, transmitted automatically to users with Maintenance, contain the following TNL and one update. 
 The Release No. is increased from 1.7.02 to 1.7.03, although library names remain as .V1R7M00.
 Technical Newsletter RW70004
This TNL contains further full details of the update listed below.
 
 APAR fix VJR7003: COBOL RW Precompiler 64A Memory Space
 
This update greatly reduces the Precompiler's use of 31A and 24A memory by storing all its intermediate data in 64A address space.
 Nov-Dec 2021: New Update to Release 1.7.00
 These new media, transmitted automatically to users with Maintenance, contain the following TNL and one update. 
 The Release No. is increased from 1.7.01 to 1.7.02, although library names remain as .V1R7M00.
 Technical Newsletter RW70003
This TNL contains further full details of the update listed below.
 
 APAR fix VJR7002: COBOL RW now supports COBOL 4.2 etc.
 
This update adds the ability for the Precompiler to run in combination with any current IBM COBOL,
from the earliest up to 6.3, in particular Enterprise COBOL 4.2 which many users still rely on.
The same method of operation is used in all cases and no further changes are needed to the installed version.
 Spring 2021: New Updates to Release 1.7.00
 These new media, transmitted automatically to users with Maintenance, contain the following TNL and two updates. 
 The Release No. is increased from 1.7.00 to 1.7.01, although library names remain as .V1R7M00.
 Note on new naming conventions.
 Update media have names RW17xnnn where 'x' is A for Apar, P for PTF, R for run-time update
and where nnn is a sequence number. Thus 003 is the latest at this time. RW17A001 is a redundant Apar fix.
 Technical Newsletter RW70002
This TNL contains further full details of the updates listed below.
 
 Transmission Medium RW17R003
 Run-Time update
This update affects run-time routine CXRRELA which is used to implement the Report Writer REPEATED feature.
It prevents an error when compiler option NUMCHECK(BIN,...) is set.
 
 Transmission Medium RW17P002
 
PTF update UJ07001: Problems Fixed
 
Problem 3098: DDNAME replacement error with NOPRTX.
This problem problem arose when the Compiler+Precompiler was invoked by another program, as opposed to directly from JCL
and when the Printexit (PRTX(RW)) was not running. A fault in the Precompiler caused an unexpected message to appear:
SITE NAME NOT SPECIFIED
CRW-PR80: ........ DDNAME MISSING
where the '........' consists of random blank characters.
 
Problem 3099: compiler warnings with option DIAGTRUNC.
This update prevents a compiler Warning message due to Precompiler-generated code when the option DIAGTRUNC was set.
 
Problem 3103: zero Return Code with NORW & PRTX(RW).
This fixes a problem which was a consequence of a previous Apar update in elease 1.6.02.
 
 APAR fix VJR7001: DDNAME replacement error with NOPRTX Problem 3098
Superseded by PTF UJ07001 - see above
 
 
Release 1.7
 
 This new Release is now available automatically to all users with a Support and Maintenance contract.
Principal features are:
    (a) delivery media are entirely in plain 80-column text format
     (b) new "oven-ready" Install process is greatly simplified
     (c) it was developed for and with IBM COBOL 6.3 but works with all currently-supported IBM COBOL
     (d) it corrects some cases of error and warning messages being missed or misapplied
     (e) has improved handing of Kanji (Japanese names)
     (f) it incorporates all minor updates previously issued for Release 1.6.02
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 Apar VJR6206.  Prereq PTF UJ06001.  Affected: PRINTEXIT.
 
 In certain circumstances, the final line of the Printexit's listing, which is just the word "return code" and its value,
was not updated, even though the actual return code was set correctly, as was the rest of the listing.
 
 Apar VJR6205.  Prereq PTF UJ06001.  Affected: basic files.
 
 If the stand-alone precompiler was executed without the SYSINS data definition, the precompiler issued an error message repeatedly.
Because omitting SYSINS is a rare event, this problem was not noticed before.
 
 Apar VJR6204.  Prereq PTF UJ06001.  Affected: PRINTEXIT.
 
 The precompiler may fail to set the return code when the LIST option is specified with version of IBM COBOL prior to 6.3.
This is because those earlier versions of the compiler printed the LIST output (i.e. Assembler code) after the messages.
 
 Apar VJR6203.  Prereq PTF UJ06001.  Affected: PRINTEXIT.
 
 The Printexit may fail to re-number the compiler's output related to the MAP, LIST and OFFSET options
with versions of IBM COBOL later that 5.1.
 
 Apar VJR6202.  Prereq PTF UJ06001.  Affected: PRINTEXIT.
 
 If the compiler issues no messages - not even an 'I' severity - the precompiler may fail to print 
its own messages and set the return code.
This is because the Printexit looks for the "Messages" header in the compiler listing.
If it doesn't find it, it cannot insert its own messages.
The problem is solved by forcing the compiler to issue at least one I-severity message.
This is done by generating an empty paragraph (with no statements), provoking a 2015-I message.
 
 Notice Ref. RW62001
 
 Using the Precompiler with the “older” Enterprise COBOL (Release 4.2 or earlier) under z/OS 2.4 may result
in a fatal termination (Abend C04 or 3002).
This is due to a fault in the updated run-time module IGZERRE issued as part of the z/OS 2.4 package.
This fault was promptly fixed by IBM and all users should apply the following PTF:
PH13320 / UI65071
This problem may occur under COBOL RW 1.6.01 and 1.6.02.
 
 Apar VJR6201.  Prereq PTF UJ06001.  Affected: invocation as a subprogram.
 
 When the Precompiler is called from within another program, such as any of the application development or error-handling packages
from IBM or third parties, the Precompiler may issue an erroneous message:
CRW-PR80: xxxxxxxx DDNAME MISSING
where xxxxxxxx is nonsense.
All users who have applied PTF UJ06001 (raising the release number from 1.6.01 to 1.6.02) should also apply this Apar.
 
 Latest release: 1.6.02  --  available through Maintenance service only
 
 Available via a PTF update UJ06001.
 
 Summary of additional features:
 
 Precompiler recognises OPTFILE option.
 
 Previously, only the compiler looked at the SYSOPTF file. This caused a potential discrepancy in the options settings
between the compiler and the RW precompiler.
 You can place any options in the SYSOPTF file. The precompiler will pick up any options relevant to the precompilation,
for example ADV,QUOTE/APOST,DBCS etc. etc.
 This means that the compiler and the precompiler will always be "in tune" with each other.
 Precompiler-only options, such as e.g. CV,FMODE,PPSNS,OSVS etc. etc. can be specified using two asterisks.
 For example:
 //SYSOPTF  DD  *
 **FMODE(PRNT),OSVS
 **CV(TESTDISP="Y")
 The compiler will see these lines as comments and will ignore them.
 
 Compatibility with IBM COBOL compilers.
 Release 1.6.02 runs with all releases of IBM Enterprise (and "Vnext") COBOL:
COBOL 4.x   COBOL 5.1   COBOL 5.2   COBOL 6.1   COBOL 6.2
 
 Minor fixes.
 See Technical Newsletter RW6006 for full details.
 
 
 
 
Release: 1.6.01  --  available through Maintenance service only
Summary of features:
 Compatibility with IBM Enterprise (Vnext) COBOL Version 5
 Simpler modular structure
 Simpler customization process
 Compatibility with new IBM XML commands
 Full catchup with issued Apars (listed under previous release below)
 Many error corrections
 STYLE NARROW for Kanji
 
APAR fixes available for the following problems (December 2016)
 VJR6001 – INEXIT(RW) With CA Optimizer
 
 Possible Abend searching for 'CAOTSMON'.
 
The Precompiler may 'Abend' with a 0C4 condition, which becomes a U3002 from the compiler.
This happens beause the Precompiler is checking for loadmodule 'CAOTSMON', the CA Optimizer program,
whose name is located at a high offset within the loadmodule.VJR6002 – **CONTROL RW not first in source 
 Possible HEAP Error Message.
 
If a '**CONTROL RW' directive is not the first line in a source,
the only lines that may precede it are (any number of) CBL/PROCESS LINES.
If the option NORW was in effect and any other source line preceded the **CONTROL RW' line,
(whether a comment, a blank line, a line of code or any other directive such as SKIP or EJECT),
the precompiler failed with a HEAP ERROR 3 message.VJR6003 – Reduce severity of INVALID OPTION messages 
 Severity too severe - curtails compilation.
 
If the precompiler sees an invalid option in the parm string or PROCESS(CBL),
it issues one of the messages
RW-892-U PRECOMPILER OPTION %: INVALID SYNTAX,
RW-893-U PRECOMPILER OPTION %: OPERAND(S) INVALID ...,
RW-894-U PRECOMPILER OPTION % UNKNOWN OR IN WRONG ...
which are all level U, causing the (pre-)compilation to end abruptly.
Other systems, including the compiler and 3rd-party processors issue a mild warning or error.
This amendment changes the severity of the above messages from U to E.VJR6004 – Do not scan MAP, LIST, OFFSET options 
 New COBOL 5/6 options mishandled by precompiler.
 
The COBOL options MAP, LIST, OFFSET were scanned by earlier versions of the the procompiler
for reasons which were relevant at that time.
(LIST was PMA(P), OFFSET was CLI(ST)).
Because the MAP option acquired a sub-option MAP(HEX) beginning with COBOL 5, it is no longer desirable for it to be scanned.
This amendment also prevents LIST and OFFSET from being scanned, making them similarly future-proof.VJR6005 – MAP, LIST, OFFSET options: further 
 Additional consequences.
 
Apar VJR6004, which prevent scanning of certain COBOL options,
had undesirable additional consequences  which this update corrects.VJR6006 – Changed link to IBM COBOL 6.2 
 Abend C04 when RW runs as INEXIT
 
This is because of a change in the linkage mechanism between the compiler and the precompiler.
This update is backwards-compatible and does not affect operation with earlier releases of IBM COBOL. 
 
 
 Previous release: 1.5.00  --  available through Maintenance service only
 
 Summary of features:
 
  Full compatibility with Enterprise COBOL®, including release 3.4.
  New features of COBOL 2002 Standard
 Conditional Precompilation
 Full NATIONAL support
 Comprehensive Multiple Files feature
 Corrections to known problems, incorporation of all previous mods.
 Important notice for installers of release 1.5.00
   (Sep 2005)
  
  
 Do not install Release 1.5.00 in the same
  SMP/E zone as one containing the previous release.
 This release does not delete the old release. The SMP/E steps appear
  to work but the text NOT SEL is printed against most of the new functions and
  hardly anything is copied. Always run the IVP (jcl CXRTEST).
 APAR fixes available for the following problems (February 2012)
 
 VJR5045 – INEXIT(RW) With CA Optimizer
 This Apar reverses the effect of Apar VJR5005 which is harmful in certain cases where CA Optimizer is not running.
 
 VJR5044 – A DBCS Character Should Occupy 2 Columns
 The Precompiler incorrectly assigned only one column per DBCS character instead of two.
 
 VJR5043 – Kanji Data-Names Corrupted
 A character in a Kanji Data-Name that looks like a quote, apostrophe or question mark confuses the Precompiler.
 
 VJR5042 – Precompiler retains lower memory
 The Precompiler uses a small sector of lower memory and fails to release it at the end of its execution.
 
 VJR5041 – Precompiler retains allocated memory
 The Precompiler, both inexit and standalone, sometimes fails to release all the memory it has allocated.
 
 VJR5040 – Compiler messages on front page lost
 If a source program begins with CBL/PROCESS line(s), the Printexit may suppress Compiler messages that should normally appear on the front page before the Options.
 
  
  VJR5039 – No space between Program Name and Date
  
  If the Program Name is 8 characters long, the Printexit prints it squashed up against the date.
 
  
  VJR5038 – Suppression of Compiler’s IGYLI0090-W messageCompiler may find
  sequence errors during ‘Library phase’ but its message was suppressed giving
  a mysterious rc = 4 and warning message at the end referring to a
  non-existent message.
 VJR5037 – Allow Report
  Section to be emptyAllow the REPORT
  SECTION header to be followed immediately by another section or
  division.  Previously, severe
  diagnostic messages were issued on encountering an empty Report Section.
 VJR5036 – Precompiler
  options misplaced on front pageIWith Enterprise
  COBOL 4.1, precompiler options settings appear above or below the compiler
  options rather than alongside them. 
  This amendment fixes the problem but works with all versions of IBM
  COBOL.
 VJR5035 – As VJR5034,
  affected by sequence columns VJR5034 – Precompiler
  inserted its own comment lines at startThe precompiler
  causing compiler errors by inserting its own comment lines before the
  CBL/PROCESS statement.  This happens
  when the first source statement is not recognized (e.g. is not IDENTIFICATION
  DIVISION).
 VJR5033 – hex '27' with
  long literalsRelated to VJR5032, affecting long literals.
 VJR5032 – hex '27'If the character
  represented by hex '27' appears in the source, e.g. as part of a literal, the
  precompiler erroneously changes it to a space.
 VJR5031 – Missing spaces
  in XREFIf the XREF option
  is used, line number changed by the Printexit may have no spaces between
  them.  This can cause an 0C9 Abend in some third-party systems.
 VJR5030 – Missing
  CONFIGURATION SECTIONCONFIGURATION
  SECTION will be assumed if omitted before SOURCE-COMPUTER, OBJECT-COMPUTER or
  SPECIAL-NAMES, for compatibility with the previous release.
 VJR5029 – NOSOURCE option
  when no PrintexitIf NOSOURCE
  specified in the precompiler/compiler options with the stand-alone
  precompiler or the Inexit without the Printexit,  the precompiler may fail with a 0C1
  abend.
 VJR5028 – Continuation
  into A-marginIf a word is
  erroneously continued, by a “-“ in column 7 of the next line, into the
  A-margin, i.e. before column 12, in the Procedure Division, an internal error
  may result.
 VJR5027 – Variable
  records with Page BufferA RECORD CONTAIN m
  TO n or RECORD IS VARIABLE clause in FD when PAGE BUFFER feature used may
  cause erroneous message PAGE BUFFER WIDTH EXCEEDED at run time.
 VJR5026 – REPORT SECTION
  before WORKING-STORAGEAlthough this is a
  non-standard permitted extension, it sometimes caused compilation errors due
  to loss of a chunk of generated Data Division.  This order is now definitely permitted in
  all cases.
 VJR5025 – COUNT of item
  with FUNCTION clauseIf a COUNT refers
  to an elementary item with a FUNCTION clause, wrong code is generated.
 VJR5024 – PROCESS in
  Columns 1-6If a PROCESS
  directive begins in columns 1 to 6 in the source line, and the Printexit
  option is in use, the source line is corrupted by a “0” (zero) character and
  a compilation error results.
 VJR5023 – Control Heading
  For Page when all Lines Not PresentIf all the LINE
  clauses of a CH FOR PAGE [OR controls] group are subject to a PRESENT WHEN
  (other than at the 01 level) or an ODO and all its LINEs are absent at a
  specific instant, serious misalignment of Detail lines may occur.
 VJR5022 – Message 061
  From Error to WarningError 061 “Absolute
  line follows relative line” was only a Warning in the previous release but is
  now an Error.  This Apar changes it
  back to a Warning, for compatibility.
 VJR5021 – Overflow of
  Replaced Lines MisalignedWhen a COPYbook
  line containing sequence numbers and/or identification columns has an element
  replaced by a longer piece of text, so that the line overflows onto a new
  line, the new line may encroach into the A-margin.
 VJR5020 – Allow a
  “Literal” to be Continued into the A-MarginIf a continuation
  of a literal in the Report Section starts before column 12, a compilation
  error is signalled, in deference to the standard rules.  This Apar relaxes the rule so that this is
  allowed, for compatibility with the previous release.
 VJR5019 – Corruption of
  Control Name in Intermediate SourceIf an RD contains a
  CONTROL(S) clause, under certain circumstances the precompiler corrupts the
  name of the control identifier amd generates a spurious 'S'  and a string of numerals.  (Compare VJR5006, although this is a different
  case.)
 VJR5018 – Erroneous Error
  169 With SUM TermIf a SOURCE
  expression is defined using SUM terms, such as (SUM OF A) / (SUM OF B), and
  with a PICTURE having more than 12 integer places, an erroneous Error 169
  message is given.
 VJR5017 – Error in Continuations
  and Doubled QuotesIf a non-numeric
  “literal” in quotes contains a doubled quote as part of the text, an error
  may occur if the literal is continued between the two quotes; same for apost.
 VJR5016 – Lost period in
  FD with COPYIf an FD statement contains  a COPY
  clause, the precompiler sometimes deletes the final period.
 VJR5015 – Garbage after
  PROGRAM-IDIf the PROGRAM-ID
  etc. paragraph has a premature period before an additional phrase such as
  INITIAL, no error is given and the phrase has no effect.
 VJR5014 – Erratic
  behavior of long detail namesIf the program
  contains a large number of long DETAIL group names, a reference to them in
  the procedure division (such as a GENERATE) may cause corruption resulting in
  an Abend or erroneous “%” characters.
 VJR5013 – NORW setting
  shown in listing as RWIf the RW option is
  set to NORW (by customizing or in the JCL), overridden by a *CONTROL RW
  directive in the source, the setting printed in “Precompiler Options in
  Effect” is shown as RW.
 VJR5012 – Literal X’….’
  may be split over 2 linesIf a report section
  item has a VALUE with a hexadecimal literal above a certain length, the
  literal may be copied by the precompiler with the X on a different line from
  the rest of the literal.
 VJR5011 – *CONTROL RW
  causes compilation error If a source program
  has the directive *CONTROL RW (with a single asterisk) at or near the start,
  the precompiler leaves it unchanged, resulting in an E-level diagnostic.
 VJR5010 – Very large
  sources corrupt sequence numbers If a source program
  is more than 65535 lines long, the sequence printed on the left side by the
  Print Exit are incorrect; in certain cases a S0C1 abend occurs.
 VJR5009 – National Items
  in REPLACE / REPLACING If the text to be
  replaced or the replacement text contains national data,  the text may fail to be matched or
  may be replaced incorrectly.
 VJR5008 - Spurious SKIP
  Directive If a source line
  begins with the characters SKIP at the start of a data-name, the precompiler
  misinterprets this as a SKIP directive.
 VJR5007 - Spurious
  Continuation Indicator If an RD has a
  large number of sum counters, the precompiler may generate a spurious
  "-" in continuation column 7;
 this causes a compilation error due to an "undefined data name".
 VJR5006 - Long CONTROLS
  clause If an RD has a
  CONTROLS clause with a large number of operands (e.g. 15 with 15 characters
  average), the
 precompiler may generate a 'non-COBOL character', a spurious 'S'  and a string of
  numerals.
 VJR5005 - Inexit(RW) With CA Optimizer If the compiler
  with Inexit(RW) is invoked by CA Optimizer, an S0C4 abend results because the
  precompiler cannot
 locate the address of the "Parm" string.
 VJR5004 - Inexit(RW) Double Invocation If a the compiler is
  invoked by certain COBOL processors, e.g. Compuware's, an S0C4 abend results
  because
 the compiler and Inexit are invoked twice, which exposed an error in the
  Inexit.
 VJR5003 - UPON group-name
  on new line If a SUM clause had
  an "UPON group-name" clause with the group-name starting on a new
 source line, an erroneous message RW-124-S was issued.
 VJR5002 - literal missing
  opening delimiter A missing opening
  quote/apostrophe on a list of "literals" caused the Precompiler to
  loop with an
 internal error message.
 VJR5001 - date format in
  listing header The Printexit
  prints a "friendly" date format instead of mm/dd/yy which certain
  third-party
 products don't recognize; this Apar restores the format to plain mm/dd/yy.
 Special update for
  Japanese Language (Nov 2005)
 This update is currently unnumbered and is available on request
 The precompiler now
  aligns DBCS (double-byte character set) items correctly and scans DBCS names
  correctly; DBCS report items occupy 2 columns per character but may begin on
  an even or odd column.
 Previous release: 1.4.11
 PTF updates:
 
 UJ04006 - Run-Time update, Year 2000
 UJ04007 - Run-Time update, Year 2000
 UJ04008 - Run-Time update, Year 2000
 UJ04010 - Various Hyper Fixes
 UJ04011 - Various Fixes to JCL Procedures
 
 
 APARs superseded by PTFs UJ040010 and UJ04011:
 
 VJR4013 - Missing DDname in PRNT file handler
 VJR4031 - Some run-time routines not re-entrant
 VJR4066 - Repeating PICTURE insertion symbol
 VJR4069 - Unpaired Apostrophe in Comment Paragraph
 VJR4071 - Duplicated RD with SUM
 VJR4072 - Allow '-' as alternative to '/' in PPSNS parameter
 VJR4073 - 'BLOCK 0 TO .' (sic) trips precompiler
 VJR4074 - Period starting erroneous continuation
 VJR4075 - No error on missing INITIATE
 VJR4076 - SOURCE CURRENT-DATE and PRESENT WHEN
 VJR4077 - 'LAST FOOTING integer' causes heap error 04
 VJR4078 - Absolute LINE after relative LINE
 VJR4079 - Message RW-133 rewording
 VJR4080 - MGENER and LGSEQ options
 VJR4083 - PROCESS as paragraph name
 VJR4084 - Commas generated after PROCESS SECTION
 VJR4085 - Output from LIST option missing
 VJR4081 - Faults with CXRCOMPR
 VJR4082 - Modules CXRPBF02-06 not installed
 
 
 New APARs, provided with level 1.4.11:
 
 VJR4053 - Function DAY had restricted window
 VJR4054 - ditto
 VJR4061 - Install-Verify program and INTDATE option
 VJR4062 - Install-Verify program for VS COBOL II
 VJR4067 - Function DAY ambiguity of parameters
 VJR4068 - ditto
 
 
 Optional APAR (Sep 2001)
 VJR4087 - Invocation of
  Precompiler via ATTACH
 
 New APAR (Oct 2001)
 VJR4088 - Precompiler
  with ALL31(ON)
 
 New APARS (April 2004)
 VJR4089 - CICS option
  mishandled by precompilerVJR4090 - XML GENERATE statement
 
 
 New APAR (May 2004)
 VJR4091 -
  Binary characters in input source   PTF updates up to UJ04011 plus APAR VJR4088 are recommended for z/OS (all
  releases) and IBM COBOL for z/OS and OS/390 Release 3.1.
 
 PTF updates up to UJ04009 are recommended for OS/390 release 2.10 and IBM
  COBOL for OS/390 Release 2.1 and Language Environment/370 Release 7 and
  above.
 
 PTF updates up to UJ04009 are necessary for full Year 2000 compliance.
 
 Current Level 1.4.11 printed on the listing heading
  as "4.11". Minimum Level for Year 2000 Compliance: 1.4.09.
 
 
 
 VSE
 
 Base release (before updates): 1.4.1
 
 Latest release (after
  updates): 1.4.19
 
 
 Current updates:
 
 WJ04001 run-time century compliance
 WJ04002 4-character year in listing header
 WJ04003 Freevis "failure"
 WJ04004 Illegal SVC X'83' with VSE 1.4.3
 WJ04005 COPY...REPLACING giving just period
 WJ04006 NEXT GROUP clause in TYPE CF FINAL
 WJ04007 Precompiler Various Hyper Fixes, November 1998
 WJ04008 Precompiler Y2K and MLE Updates, November 1998
 WJ04009 Run-Time Y2K Updates, December 1998
 WJ04010 Corrections to COPY...REPLACING and REPLACE, June 2000
 WJ04011 Corrections to COPY...REPLACING and REPLACE, June 2000
 
 
 Updates WJ04001, WJ04008 and WJ04009 are necessary for full Year 2000
  compliance.
 
 Current level: 1.4.19, printed on the listing heading as "4.19".
  Minimum Level for Year 2000 Compliance: 1.4.18.
 
 
 VM
 
 Base release
  (before updates): 1.4.0
 
 Current zaps:
 
 CJ04001 miscellaneous precompiler fixes
 CJ04002 issuing RWCOBOL2 command twice in succession
 CJ04003 precompiler fix
 CJ04004 miscellaneous non-year-2000 updates to precompiler
 CJ04005 year-2000 updates to precompiler
 
 Other updates:
 
 RWUPD971 run-time century compliance
 RWUPD981 run-time century compliance, second set
 
 
 Updates RWUPD981 and CJ04005 are necessary for full Year 2000 compliance.
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  Details
 
 
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  and Rest of World
 
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 Support@spc-systems.com
 
 
 IBM Retain (IBM customers only):
 Please contact your
  local technical rep. The Retain Queue is COBRW,136.
  You may also access your usual IBM Software Support number. It is advisable
  to notify the support e-mail (see above) also.
 
 Minimum
  Level for Year 2000 Compliance: 1.4.5, printed on the listing heading as
  "4.05".
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