IBM OSVS reference modification

When a program is compiled by Micro Focus with the OSVS option on,
reference modification is accepted in most places but not in
conditionals.

Valid: MOVE A(1:1) TO B

Invalid: IF A(1:1) = '1' ...

Where did IBM get this notion? Is it simply a bug?

In article <n51aq0146huh06ajafv639cmjmkh8dl76s@4ax.com>,
Robert Wagner <spamblocker-robert@wagner.net> wrote:

> When a program is compiled by Micro Focus with the OSVS option on,
> reference modification is accepted in most places but not in
> conditionals.
>
> Valid: MOVE A(1:1) TO B
>
> Invalid: IF A(1:1) = '1' ...
>
> Where did IBM get this notion? Is it simply a bug?

I'm not sure what the OSVS option is supposed to emulate -- but that
notation in conditionals works in the recently shipping (last 10 years
or so) compilers.

Thanks for the research. The option I used was $SET OSVS, not
FLAG(OSVS). The compiler does what the manual says, here:

http://supportline.microfocus.com/s...r />
.htm#0002


On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 00:17:00 GMT, "William M. Klein"
<wmklein@nospam.netcom.com> wrote:

>The OSVS compiler directive is a "dialect" directive that ONLY (or very
>close to only)  impacts reserverd words .
>
>To  determine if SYNTAX is correct for emulating IBM's OS/VS COBOL compiler
,
>use the FLAG(OSVS) directive.
>
>"Robert Wagner" <spamblocker-robert@wagner.net> wrote in message
> news:n51aq0146huh06ajafv639cmjmkh8dl76s@
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>