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PRODUCT:     VAX COBOL

COMPONENTS:  VAX COBOL Run-Time Library (RTL) - COBRTL.EXE
             VAX COBOL Compiler - COBOL.EXE

OP/SYS:      OpenVMS VAX

SOURCE:      Digital Equipment Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  COBOLVAXE01053
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  COBRTLVAXE01053
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:   COBOLVAXE01053.A - 7812 Blocks

     NOTE:  The saveset COBOLVAXE01053.A contains the installation
            files COBOL053.A, COBOL053.B, and COBOL053.C as well
            as the ECO Release Notes, COBOLVAXE01053.RELEASE_NOTES.

            You must first restore the saveset COBOLVAXE01053.A
            and then specify the installation file COBOL053 when
            using the VMSINSTAL command to apply this ECO.  Refer
            to the INSTALLATION NOTES Section for more detail.

     Kit Applies To:   VAX COBOL V5.3
                       OpenVMS VAX V5.5-2 or later
                       OpenVMS/Japanese VAX V5.5-2 or later
     System Reboot Necessary:  No


ECO KIT SUMMARY:

An ECO kit exists for VAX COBOL V5.3 on OpenVMS VAX V5.5-2 or higher.

Problems addressed in the COBOLVAXE01053 Kit:

  o  A runtime problem with RMS Special Registers has been corrected
     which would cause an ACCVIO on OPEN or result in incorrect values
     for RMS Special Registers.

  o  An edit has been applied in order to support APPLY DEFERRED-WRITE
     for ORGANIZATION SEQUENTIAL at runtime.


Problems addressed in the COBRTLVAXE01053 Kit:

o  This ECO kit contains corrections to the VAX Cobol Run-Time Library
   which are equivalent to the corrections released with the VAX COBOL
   Run-Time Library supplied with OpenVMS VAX V6.2.

o  In addition, this ECO also corrects the following problem.

   When reading from the process permanent file, SYS$INPUT, in batch,
   the EOF is ignored if the ACCEPT statement has both a PROTECTED and a
   DEFAULT clause.


RELATED ARTICLES:

Detailed articles describing the problems listed above may exist in the
COBOL database.  To view these articles, open the appropriate product
database and perform a query using the search string 'COBOLVAXE01053'.



ECO KIT ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS:

If after an evaluation you wish to obtain this kit, request it
electronically using the appropriate Advanced Electronic Services
(AES) Service Tool.  If you are not familiar with how to request
kits electronically, open the DIA, WIS or DSNLINK database and
review the article entitled:

  [AES] How To Electronically Request ECO Kits Using Service Tools


INSTALLATION NOTES:

o  Set default to a directory of your choice.

o  Use the VMS BACKUP Utility to unload the installation files from the
   COBRTLVAXE01053.A saveset to your directory.  For example,

      BACKUP COBRTLVAXE01053.A/SAVE *.*

   This command will place four files into your directory.

      COBOL053.A;42
      COBOL053.B;42
      COBOL053.C;42
      COBOLVAXE01053.RELEASE_NOTES;11

o  Copy the release notes, COBOLVAXE01053.RELEASE_NOTES, to
   SYS$HELP.  For example,

      COPY COBOLVAXE01053.RELEASE_NOTES SYS$HELP

o  Install this kit using the VMSINSTAL utility by logging into the
   SYSTEM account, and then follow the installation instructions given
   in the VAX COBOL Installation Guide which was supplied with VAX COBOL
   V5.3.  For example,

      @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL COBOL053 [location of the saveset]

The system does not need to be rebooted after this kit is installed.
However, if you have other nodes in your VAXcluster, follow the
instructions in the VAX COBOL installation guide for installing
VAX COBOL on a cluster.