PL/I for Windows Refresh 2.1.13 - July 2005
Refresh 2.1.13 Enhancements/Changes
All the Enterprise PL/I for z/OS compiler changes and updates which are
appropriate for Windows have been incorporated into this fixpak.
This fixpak also includes support for the (NO)LINEDIR compiler option, and
with this fixpak, you must specify the LINEDIR option if you want to use
%LINE directives.
Other possibly significant changes in this fixpak, but not yet available
in the z/OS compiler include:
- the default for the FIXEDBIN suboption of the LIMITS
compiler has been changed and is now FIXEDBIN(31,63)
- the compiler will flag a DEFINED or BASED variable that requires more
storage than its base variable independent of the order of the declares
The following changes and updates have been made to the integrated SQL
preprocessor since the last fixpak:
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The following SQL preprocessor options have been added:
- Call_Resolution ( Immediate | Deferred )
- Owner ( authorization-id )
- Qualifier ( qualifier-name )
- TBQual ( table-qualifier-name )
- Validate ( Bind | Run )
See the PL/I for Windows Programming Guide for more information.
Java DCLGEN now supports Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
databases when using UDB V8 or later.
All fixes delivered to individual customers since the last fixpak have
been incorporated into this fixpak.
Refresh 2.1.13 Fixes
The following compiler/library and PL/I for Windows component problems have
been fixed since the last fixpak:
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All fixes delivered to individual customers since the last fixpak have
been incorporated into this fixpak.
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All fixes made to the host Enterprise PL/I compiler and library have also been
incorporated into this fixpak.
The following SQL preprocessor problems have been fixed since the last fixpak:
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The PL/I SQL preprocessor now better maps DB2 messages to their intended level
of severity.
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The SQL PLAN name is now limited to 8 characters.
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Several problems with the parsing of the SQL statement have been fixed.
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The latest FixPak for DB2 V7 must be applied for PL/I programs with imbedded
EXEC SQL statements to compile correctly. DB2 APAR IY16784 corrects this
problem. Information on the DB2 FixPaks and instructions to download them
can be found here.