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  • 1.  CICS/ COBOL versions

    Posted 09/08/25 12:26 PM

    Does anyone know how to run something to determine what level of COBOL a program was compiled against?



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  • 2.  RE: CICS/ COBOL versions

    Posted 09/08/25 04:03 PM

    Hi Kristin,

     

    The AMBLIST utility can show compiler information. The compiler version info might be embedded in the load module's identification records.

     

    //STEPNAME EXEC PGM=AMBLIST

    //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*

    //SYSLIB DD DSN=your.load.library,DISP=SHR

    //SYSIN DD *

      LISTLOAD MEMBER=PROGNAME

    /*

     

    Other SYSIN options include:
    LISTLOAD MEMBER=MYPROG,OUTPUT=BOTH

    LISTOBJ MEMBER=MYPROG

     

    Let me know if this helps.

     

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  • 3.  RE: CICS/ COBOL versions

    Posted 09/09/25 01:29 AM
    Edited by Roy Boxwell 09/09/25 01:29 AM

    Hi!

     As Marcus states AMBLIST is your friend! Use the LISTLOAD and issue a F 'CONTROL SECTION:  yourprogname'   Note the two spaces! You should find the following:

               CONTROL SECTION:  MDB2R250                                               
    USABILITY: REENTRANT      AMODE: MIN   OVERLAY SEGMENT:    0   OVERLAY REGION:   0  
    ===== IDRL =====                                                                    
              TRANSLATOR   VER   MOD     DATE        TIME                               
              5655EC6       06    03    09/05/2025                                      
    ===== IDRU =====                                                                    

     Here you can see I used COBOL 6.3. 

    Hope that helps!



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  • 4.  RE: CICS/ COBOL versions

    Posted 09/10/25 02:56 AM
    Edited by Shigeki Kimura 09/10/25 02:57 AM

    Hello,

    How about using the AMBLIST LISTIDR functionality?

    Thanks!



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    Shigeki Kimura
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    IBM Japan
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