You can see from the output that FIELD6 in SYSUT1 has a value of 190 but is displayed as +480. SYSUT2 has a value of 166 and +166 is displayed. The value of +480 comes from FIELD5.
The issue can be circumvented by removing M+R from the Comparex Primary Option panel CPX@PRIM. Starting with Comparex 8.6, the Primary Option panel (CPX@PRIM) no longer displays option M.
- Add the TEXT keyword in your comparison criteria - Specify FORMAT=16 in your comparison criteria (refer to the User Guide for other format specifications; FORMAT=02 is the default or HEX display) - Set TEXT processing options for your session
TEXT=COBOL doesn't pick up the difference when comparing CA-Vollie source code changes to the CA-Librarian production version. Or just a simple VOLLIE-to-VOLLIE compare of the single source line. However TEXT=$COBOL does catch the difference