Re: Internal compiler error with XLATE

[Hans Boldt <boldt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Bramley, Stu wrote:
> One for the archives in case anyone else comes across something similar (at
> V5R1).. and in case the Toronto people on the list are interested (I
> couldn't find this reported in any APARs).... 
>
> We have had a problem with a program that was failing to compile with the
> following error message in the compile listing:-
> ...

We're always interested in defect reports - provided that they're 
submitted through the usual channels. (Hint: On-line fora are *not* 
an acceptable way to submit defect reports.) Without having done a 
search, this problem does sound familiar, though.

But as you've noticed, if you're coding a null string as the "To" 
argument of XLATE (or %XLATE), XLATE is almost certainly not going 
to do what you want. If you want to remove characters from a string, 
you need a different method, such as using %SCAN to locate the 
character you want to remove and then removing it using %REPLACE.

Cheers! Hans