Well, not all COBOL programs are reentrant. Many batch programs are not. =
Not sure if this is batch or online program.=20
But actually, since all Kay is looking for is a literal it is much easier =
to do since the literal pool is in load module regardless of whether not th=
e program is reentrant. At least in COBOL II (where we stopped at LMC - no=
more development in COBOL), the literal pool can be found in the listing l=
ike this:
LITERAL POOL MAP FOR LITERALS IN THE CGT:
0002AC (LIT+0) 00124F68 00014BB3 0002585C
0002CC (LIT+32) 00124F74 000258F6 000375D5
If the literal you want to change is some unique value then it should be ea=
sy to spot in the map and you can simply use AMASPZAP to modify the load mo=
dule. If however, there is specific use in the program for a certain liter=
al, then you would need to compile the program with the LIST option, then l=
ook at the pseudo assembler code to figure which literal you want to zap. =
For example:
We want to change 'CPSBP322' to 'KAYBP322' for some reason in this bit of c=
ode:
003279 115300 MOVE 'CPSBP322' TO PROGRAM-NAME.
We then find line 3279 in the pseudo assembler:
003279 MOVE
004FD0 D207 85B8 7C0A MVC 1464(8,8),3082(7) =20
(BLW=3D713)+1464 PGMLIT AT +6766
We would then know that the offset that compiler is using for this literal =
is at PGMLIT + 6766
Then we find that literal in the literal pool:
001D0C (LIT+6752) E2C2D7F4 F3F3C3D7 E2C2D7F4 F3F2C3D7=20
E2C2D7F3 F2F2E2D6 D9E3E2C740E2E8 |SBP433CPSBP432CPSBP322SORTMSG SY
Then the VER and REP cards would be:
VER 001D1A C3D7E2
REP 001D1A D2C1E8
Dan Miley
Lockheed Martin