Re: Pro*cobol Spurious nulls being updated into database

From: ddf <oratune_at_msn.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 14:27:11 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <6a0439b7-705d-4427-b78c-52e487660c7e_at_r24g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>

On Jan 8, 4:04 pm, "Steve Rainbird"
<steve.nospam.rainb..._at_mssint.nospam.com> wrote:
> I have a strange issue which I will probably report as a bug but thought i
> would pass by you guys 1st.
>
> I have an update statement
>
> EXEC SQL UPDATE HARDVER SET
> HAR_IMEPRT=NVL(RTRIM(:HAR-IMEPRT),' ')
> ,HAR_IMETER=NVL(RTRIM(:HAR-IMETER),' ')
> ,HAR_WINDOW=NVL(RTRIM(:HAR-WINDOW),' ')
> ,HAR_TIPTER=NVL(RTRIM(:HAR-TIPTER),' ')
> ,HAR_TIPPRT=NVL(RTRIM(:HAR-TIPPRT),' ')
> ,HAR_CEKPRT=NVL(RTRIM(:HAR-CEKPRT),' ')
> ,HAR_MJESTO=NVL(RTRIM(:HAR-MJESTO),' ')
> ,HAR_TELBRO=NVL(RTRIM(:HAR-TELBRO),' ')
> ,HAR_PORUKA=NVL(RTRIM(:HAR-PORUKA),' ')
> ,HAR_POSJED=:HAR-POSJED
> ,HAR_KESBOY=:HAR-KESBOY
> ,HAR_AMBROJ=:HAR-AMBROJ
> ,HAR_PMBROJ=:HAR-PMBROJ
> ,HAR_STATUS=:HAR-STATUS
> ,HAR_REDBRO=:HAR-REDBRO
> ,HAR_UPDATE=:HAR-UPDATE
> ,HAR_SATMIN=:HAR-SATMIN
> ,HAR_TELLER=:HAR-TELLER
> ,HAR_CEKOVI=:HAR-CEKOVI
> ,HAR_PRTOFF=:HAR-PRTOFF
> WHERE ROWID=:HARDVER-ROWID
> END-EXEC
>
> All of the host variables have values in them.
>
> For some reason HAR_PMBROJ is being updated with a null even thougth
> HAR-PMBROJ contains 84.
>
> If I comment out one of the assignments above HAR_PMBROJ then HAR_PMBROJ is
> ok but the next column in the update statement HAR_STATUS gets a null. If I
> comment out 2 of the assignments above HAR_PMBROJ then HAR_REDBRO gets a
> null.
>
> This is very strange and I have no idea why it is happening.
>
> TIA
>
> --
> Steve

What is the total length of all of these variables? Have you exceeded the line length restriction in COBOL or for Pro*COBOL? Since this NULL 'walks' the variable list as you comment out preceeding entries it might be a bug that's reading the line terminator as a value.

All pure speculation, to be honest.

David Fitzjarrell Received on Fri Jan 08 2010 - 16:27:11 CST