DBCS Parameters Not Allowed When Importing COBOL (183549)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft COM Transaction Integrator for CICS and IMS 1.0, when used with:
This article was previously published under Q183549 SYMPTOMS
Importing a COBOL source file will fail when the COBOL data declaration
section contains an item that is USAGE DISPLAY-1. This COBOL usage defines
an item as a Double Byte Character Set (DBCS) string. The following error
is displayed in a message box when you click the Next button on the COBOL
Source File Specification page in the COMTI Import COBOL Wizard:
Text: Invalid syntax was found near:
* 05 <variable-name> PIC G(n) USAGE IS DISPLAY-1.
After you click the OK button, the next wizard page is displayed and you
can choose either to cancel the Import process or to continue. If you
choose to continue, the unsupported COBOL statement is not displayed.
CAUSE
PIC G USAGE IS DISPLAY-1 (DBCS) is not supported in this version of the COM
Transaction Integrator.
WORKAROUND
If the unsupported statement is not part of the interface being defined,
you can continue the import and ignore the error message. If the
unsupported statement is part of the interface, then you will need to apply
the supported fix described below. It is not possible to send or receive
DBCS characters with the COM Transaction Integrator version 1.0.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft COM Transaction
Integrator for CICS and IMS version 1.0.
This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server version 4.0 U.S.
Service Pack. For information on obtaining this Service Pack, query on
the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 3/18/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbfix KB183549 |
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