How can we set SSRANGE compiler option in COBOL

jerrinfrancis · New User Joined: 24 Aug 2006 Posts: 2

can anybody please tell me how to set ssrange in compiler

jose.jeyan · New User Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 60 Location: Mumbai

hey

while compiling the cobol pgm thru foreground that is going thru 4.17 in ispf panel there will be a option called compiler options and there u can specify ssrange ..

jose.jeyan

correct me if i am wrong anywhere

Marso · Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:03 pm

or you can add the line:
CBL SSRANGE
before the ID DIVISION in the program source.

crrindia · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 2:42 pm

Hi Marso, we can pass all of the Compiler options in this way? (like CBL SSRANGE, TRUNC, OFFSET, LIST, etc.,). I was thinking that we can pass the Compiler options only thru PARM parameter. Also please let me know in how many ways can we pass the Compiler options?

Thanks!
Rathna.

kgumraj · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 10:44 pm

Anything can be passed using PARM option in JCL, Care need to be taken wether it uses the Proc or not,
I am sure you use Proc for compiling, check the step name and give it in step,
FYI: We give PARM.COB=(SSRANGE)

crrindia · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:13 pm

Hi Thank you very much for your information. Also I need in how many ways we can pass the compiler options.

Thanks!
Rathna.

parikshit123 · Active User Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 269 Location: India

I belive, compiler options can be passed to the compiler using PARM parameter in the compile JCL.

No idea as to how it can be (if possible) passed through cobol code itself.

Marso · Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:37 pm

There are only 2 way of passing options to the COBOL compiler.
1-In the JCL, with the PARM= option.
2-In the CBL card, just before the ID DIVISION.
Your shop may use the COBOL default values or set its own default values.

All valid options can be passed using any of the 2 methods.
They are processed in that order (PARM then CBL), and in case of conflict the last one found will be in effect.
This means, for example, if the compilation job contains PARM='NOLIST' you can override it by placing a CBL LIST in your program.

If the COBOL program have sequence numbers, the CBL can start in column 8, otherwise it can start in column 1.
PROCESS can be used instead of CBL, they are synonyms.
And last but not least, as there cannot be continuation line, you can use more than one CBL line:
CBL SSRANGE
CBL VBREF,XREF

crrindia · Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:02 pm

Wow!!! Thank you very much Marso. Now I got the clarifications on all of my doubts which I have in this topic.

Thanks!
Rathna.

Marso · Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:23 pm

Just happy to help.
I only hope I didn't miss anything!

nuck · New User Joined: 09 Dec 2005 Posts: 33

...just a little thought on the use of SSRANGE....

if there is any programming which sets a subscript to be above the maximum value on purpose (eg. to exit a perform-varying) then the program will bomb.

eg:

perform varying sub from 1 by 1 until sub > allowed-max
if tab-element(sub) = 'whatever'
move tab-element(sub) to save-element
compute sub=allowed-max + 1
end-if
end-perform

...and yes, I've seen programs like that...

Ishu Gupta · New User Joined: 10 Mar 2010 Posts: 1 Location: Chennai

I've tried using the SSRANGE compiler option in the cobol program before the id division as advised in this thread but it dint give any abend for me when the array exceeded the max limit. I also tried giving the SSRANGE option along with the other options:

LKED EXEC PGM=HEWL,REGION=3M,COND=(4,LT),
PARM=(LIST,LET,XREF,XCAL,MAP,'RMODE=ANY','AMODE=31',sSRANGE)

but i got an error in the link edit step of the compile job. I even tried giving PARM=SSRANGE along with the IGYCRCTL step but that too dint give any abend when the array's limit was defaulted while running... Now please clarify as to what needs to be done to stop the array limit from breaching.

Bill O'Boyle · Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:00 pm

SSRANGE is a compile parm NOT a linkedit parm. Once you have this fixed, be aware that the LE run-time option CHECK must be activated in order for SSRANGE to work.

Marso's previous CBL examples will work just fine.

It is advised that you NOT use SSRANGE together with CHECK in production, due to the overhead involved.

Speak with your Tech Support people about this.

Bill

Gnanas N · Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:21 pm

Hi,

After reading Bill's reply, if you want to use it, please refer below statements(this was once given by Robert Sample).