Custom Code Analysis - MOVE statement data type compare

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Custom Code Analysis plugin for Visual COBOL/Enterprise Developer, to assist in finding COBOL Move statements of alpha field to a numeric field, these can causes undefined behaviour, as you are casting between data types.

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Description

Use:

Setup Eclipse: Window > Preferences > Micro Focus > COBOL > Code Analysis > Rules > Click Edit > Point to folder where your custom Rule is located (on my machine Move Statement with char variable.General.xml is in C:\Users\kimh\Desktop\custom) > Finish. You will now see your custom rule listed in the “Available code analysis rules” section > Click Apply and Close.

Setup Visual Studio: Analyse > Micro Focus Code Analysis Manager > Rule Set manager Tab > Click Browse > Locate your custom rule (on my machine Move Statement with char variable.General.xml is in C:\Users\kimh\Desktop\custom) > Select Folder > Click Update .

Use Eclipse: Open the COBOL Explorer View or open the relevant source file in the COBOL editor, right click on the relevant source file/editor, on the context menu click on “Code Analysis” > Click “Other” > Select your custom rule (my case “Move Statement with char variable”) > Click Ok > Code Analysis View opens and after a few seconds any matches will be presented there.

Use Visual Studio: Click right on either the source file in the Solution Explorer view or opened source file in Editor > on the context menu click on “Code Analysis” > Click on “Move Statement with char variable” entry > Micro Focus Code Analysis View opens but “Analysis completed with no results” is shown.