Re: Debugging COBOL ILE - a BUG?

["Schaefer P. ONeill" <soneill@xxxxxxxxx>]

There is a compiler directive that is needed to avoid sparse-ing memory of 
unused variables.  If you have the compiler options book, you should be 
able to find it ...

Good Luck,
Schaefer

At 08:18 AM 7/30/01 , you wrote:


>Hello.
>
>Does anyone know why a WORKING-STORAGE element definition on lowest level, 
>is not available in the 'EVAL' command in the debugger, UNLESS IT IS 
>REFFERED TO WITHIN PROCEDURE DIVISION?
>
>An example from real life:
>
>WORKING STORAGE SECTION.
>01 WS-FIELDS.
>       05 X                     PIC 9.
>       05 Y                     PIC 9.
>
>PROCEDURE DIVISION.
>MAIN SECTION.
>A-000.
>           move 1 to X        (note that Y is not reffered to)
>...
>debugging: EVAL X  gives result = 1 (OK)
>                         EVAL Y gives error message 'Identifier does not 
> exist'
>
>In my example, the 'Y' got its value in return  from a called procedure, 
>but was not available in the debugger neither before nor after tha call!
>
>
>
>Mvh.
>
>Geir
>
>
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