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Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, Version 4.1, Compiler and Runtime Migration Guide


New XML parser and XMLPARSE compiler option

Enterprise COBOL Version 4 introduces new XML PARSE support compared to Enterprise COBOL Version 3. In particular, the z/OS System Services XML parser is now supported as an alternative to the XML parser that is part of the COBOL runtime library.

Enterprise COBOL Version 4 introduces a new compiler option, XMLPARSE, to control which parser is used for XML PARSE statements:

The z/OS System Services XML parser provides the following benefits:

To migrate your Enterprise COBOL Version 3 programs to use XMLPARSE(XMLSS), change the programs to reflect the new, changed, and discontinued XML parsing events that you get when XMLPARSE(XMLSS) is in effect.


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