Edward:
You did not mention the fact that you have purchased software packages
like Cognos. Have you checked with the various software vendors to
determine if their packages work on the upgraded OS ?
Regards, Olav.
Walsh, Edward wrote:
> To Olav and Ray, and any others participating in this discussion.
>
> First, thanks to all of you for taking the time to look at this problem.
>
> Just to clear up one point. Neither the calling program nor the
> subroutine have been recompiled for over one year. The OS upgrade
> happened about 10 days ago. So it is not a matter where one or the
> other was recompiled since the upgrade and thereby got out of sync
> with each other.
>
> Yes, compilation makes the problem go away, but it may not be feasible
> to recompile all our software.
>
> Quite of bit of what we run comes from vendors who do not give us
> access to their source code and compilation scripts. And since we do
> not understand the problem, who can say that subroutines compiled in
> other languages may not also have problems with parameter passing? We
> have vendor-supplied Cognos Quick screen programs that call Cobol
> subroutines resident in XLs. How can we know that they will not have
> problems? Even if we could get at all the source code and possessed
> correct compilation scripts and library files for everything, it would
> be a massive effort to recompile everything -- and very scary as well.
>
> Personally speaking, if that were our only way to deal with this, I
> would recommend that we wait for the problem to manifest, and then
> correct it by recompiling. But I would not feel happy or safe with
> this approach.
>
> As for COBCNTL.PUB.SYS, we have not modified it to my knowledge. The
> subroutine itself only overrides the following commands on the
> $CONTROL statement: DYNAMIC, POST85, CROSSREF.
>
> I have requested any release notes or install notes that accompanied
> our latest upgrade from our Operations Manager. He has opened a case
> with HP on this issue.
>
> Ed Walsh
> Preferred Care -- Systems Analyst II
> 259 Monroe Ave.
> Rochester, NY 14607
> 585.327.2489
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> From: okappert [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 12:36 PM
> To: Ray Shahan; Walsh, Edward
> Cc: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Subroutine Returns Parameters Displaced
>
> Ray:
>
> If recompiling fixes the problem, then the best method of action would
> be to do a full recompile of all programs.
>
> Regards, Olav.
>
> Ray Shahan wrote:
>
>>Just to add this thought: all of the resolutions/tests suggested thus
>>far, while certainly worth trying, should not be required. There is no
>>reason that I'm aware of why a linkage section that's been working for
>>years screws up because you've upgraded the OS version (if there is a
>>reason, then it should be documented in the OS release notes). I'd try
>>to go back to the previous OS version to see if that corrects the issue,
>>and if it does, I'd get hp on the phone.
>>
>>The array bounds violation, COMP fields, etc. would have presented
>>themselves as a problem long ago if, in fact, theses data constructs
>>were in error.
>>
>>One suggestion might need to read through the install notes from hp to
>>see if they make any mention of issues related to COBOL linkage sections
>>for your OS upgrade.
>>
>>That your problem goes away with a recompile suggests that some form of
>>data alignment is being done under your new OS version that was not done
>>under previous OS versions. The install notes for your OS version may
>>show you how to set a run switch (or other parm) that allows existing
>>programs to run using an older data alignment scheme?
>>
>>
>>HTH,
>>
>>
>>
>>Raymond Shahan
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