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Invoking the COBOL Preprocessor

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The COBOL preprocessor can be invoked to either

  • Only check the syntax of embedded SQL commands.

  • Check the syntax of embedded SQL commands, create compilable output, store a module in a DBEnvironment, and create an installable module file.

Syntax Checking Mode

You use the following command to only check the syntax of the SQL commands embedded in a file equated to the source file.

Syntax

psqlcbl -s [ -i SourceFileName -p ModifiedSourceFileName ] |...|

Parameters

-s

indicates that the preprocessor should only check SQL syntax.

-i SourceFileName

identifies the source file. If not specified, the Pascal preprocessor assumes the source file is named sqlin.

-p ModifiedSourceFile

identifies the modified source code file. If not specified, the Pascal preprocessor assigns the name SourceFileName.

Description

  • The preprocessor does not access a DBEnvironment when it is run in this mode.

  • When performing only syntax checking, the preprocessor does not convert the SQL commands into COBOL statements. Therefore the modified source code does not contain any preprocessor-generated calls to ALLBASE/SQL external procedures.

  • The copy and installable module files are created, but incomplete.

Authorization

You do not need ALLBASE/SQL authorization when you use the preprocessor to only check SQL syntax. In other words, the tables that store who has DBA, RESOURCE, and OWNER privileges on tables are not checked.

Example



   $ psqlcbl -s -i mysource



                                             MON, MAY 21, 1990, 12:48 PM

   HP36217-02A.E1.00       COBOL Preprocessor/9000           ALLBASE/SQL 

   (C)COPYRIGHT HEWLETT-PACKARD CO.  1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,

   1989,1990,1991. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.



   Syntax checked.

    1 ERRORS   0 WARNINGS

   END OF PREPROCESSING



   $ more sqlmsg



                                            MON, MAY 21, 1990, 12:48 PM

   HP36217-02A.E1.00           COBOL Preprocessor/9000      ALLBASE/SQL 

   (C)COPYRIGHT HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. 1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,

   1989,1990,1991. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.





    SELECT PARTNUMBER, PARTNAME, SALESPRICE INTO :PARTNUMBER, :PARTNAME,

    :SALESPRICE :SALESPRICEIND, FROM PURCHDB.PARTS WHERE PARTNUMBER =

    :PARTNUMBER ;



   ******  ALLBASE/SQL errors (DBERR 10977)

   ******  in SQL statement ending in line 135

   ***     Syntax error.  (DBERR 1001)



   Syntax checked.



    1 ERRORS   0 WARNINGS

   END OF PREPROCESSING.



       The line 135 referenced in sqlmsg is the line in

       the source file where the erroneous SQL command ends.


Full Preprocessing Mode

You use the following command to both check SQL syntax and create output files that can be processed by the COBOL compiler. The preprocessor also stores a module in the DBEnvironment named and creates a file containing an installable version of the module.

Syntax

psqlcbl DBEnvironmentName [ -i SourceFileName -p ModifiedSourceFileName -o OwnerName -m ModuleName -d [-r] ] |...|

Parameters

DBEnvironmentName

identifies the DBEnvironment in which a module is to be stored.

-i SourceFileName

identifies the name of the input file containing the source code to be preprocessed.

-p ModifiedSourceFile Name

identifies the name of the modified source code file. If a name is not specified, the preprocessor generated code is written to a file with the same name as SourceFileName but with the file extension .cbl.

-o OwnerName

associates the stored module with a user's userid, a ClassName, or a GroupName. You can specify an owner name for the module if you have DBA authority in the DBEnvironment where the module is to be stored. You can also specify a group as owner if you are a member of the group. If not specified, the owner name is your userid. Any object names in the SourceFileName not qualified with an owner name are qualified with this -m OwnerName.

-m ModuleName

assigns a name to the stored module. Module names must follow the rules governing ALLBASE/SQL basic names as described in the . If a module name is not specified with the -p option, the preprocessor uses the ModifiedSourceFileName as the module name. If a module name is not specified without the -p option, the preprocessor uses the SourceFileName as the module name.

-d

deletes any module currently stored in the DBEnvironment by the ModuleName and OwnerName specified in the command string. If not specified, any module having these names is not dropped, and existing RUN authorities for that module are preserved

-r

is specified when the program being preprocessed already has a stored module and you want to revoke existing RUN authorities for that module.

Description

  • When the program being preprocessed already has a stored module, be sure to use the -d option, or else an error will result. Also, be sure that no one is currently executing the module when you invoke the preprocessor. To avoid conflicts, do your preprocessing in single-user mode, during off hours.

  • The preprocessor starts a DBE session in the DBEnvironment named in the RUN command by issuing a CONNECT TO 'DBEnvironmentName' command. If the autostart flag is OFF, the DBE session can be initiated only after a START DBE command has been processed.

  • If the DBEnvironment to be accessed is operating in single-user mode, preprocessing can occur only when another DBE session for the DBEnvironment does not exist.

  • When the preprocessor's DBE session begins, ALLBASE/SQL processes a BEGIN WORK command. When preprocessing is completed, the preprocessor submits a COMMIT WORK command, and any sections created are committed to the system catalog. If the preprocessor detects an error in the source file, it processes a ROLLBACK WORK command before terminating, and no sections are stored in the DBEnvironment. Preprocessor warnings do not prevent sections from being stored.

  • Since all preprocessor DBE sessions initiate only one transaction, any log file space used by the session is not available for re-use until after the session terminates. If rollforward logging is not in effect, you can issue the CHECKPOINT command in ISQL before preprocessing to increase the amount of available log space. Refer to the for additional information on log space management, such as using the START DBE NEWLOG command to increase the size of the log and recovering log space when rollforward logging is in effect.

  • During preprocessing, system catalog pages accessed for embedded commands are locked. In multiuser mode, other DBE sessions accessing the same objects must wait, and the potential for a deadlock exists. Refer to the for information on operations that lock system catalog pages.

  • For improved runtime performance, use ISQL to submit the UPDATE STATISTICS command before preprocessing for each table accessed in a data manipulation command when an index on that table has been added or dropped and when data in the table is often changed.

Authorization

To preprocess a program for the first time in this mode, you need CONNECT or DBA authority in the DBEnvironment the program accesses. After a stored module exists, you need module OWNER or DBA authority in the DBEnvironment.

Example



   $ psqlcbl ../sampledb/PartsDBE -o Karen -m KarenPgm -i prog1.sql -d -r



                                            MON, MAY 21, 1990, 12:48 PM

   HP36217-02A.E1.00       COBOL Preprocessor/9000          ALLBASE/SQL 

   (C)COPYRIGHT HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. 1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,

   1989,1990,1991. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.



    0 ERRORS   1 WARNINGS

   END OF PREPROCESSING



   $ more sqlmsg



                                            MON, MAY 21, 1990, 12:48 PM

   HP36217-02A.E1.00   COBOL Preprocessor/9000              ALLBASE/SQL 

   (C)COPYRIGHT HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. 1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,

   1989,1990,1991. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.



   DBEnvironment        = ../sampledb/PartsDBE

   Module Name          = COBEX2



   ****** SELECT PARNUMBER, PARTNAME, SALESPRICE INTO :PARTNUMBER, :PARTNAME,

          :SALESPRICE FROM PURCHDB.PARTS WHERE PARTNUMBER =

          :PARTNUMBER ;



   ******  ALLBASE/SQL warnings   (DBWARN 10602)

   ******  User Karen does not have Select authority on PURCHDB.PARTS

   (DBERR 2301)

     1 Sections stored in DBEnvironment.





     1 Sections stored in DBEnvironment.



    0 ERRORS   1 WARNINGS

   END OF PREPROCESSING
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