#138 INSPECT statement with TALLYING needs better check for tallying-phrase

[Simon Sobisch]

GnuCOBOL allows (for some years now)

::cobolfree
INSPECT identifier-1 TALLYING identifier-2 FOR !stupid-combination! [ after-before-phrase ]

where !stupid-combination! may be a combination of ALL, LEADING, TRAILING - even without an identifier/literal

Example:

::cobolfree
INSPECT identifier-1 TALLYING identifier-2 FOR ALL LEADING TRAILING ALL ALL ALL TRAILING

This definitely needs a better check in the compiler

[Edward Hart]

This is a duplicate of [bugs:#47].

[Jonathan Beit-Aharon]

Stupid combinations aside, something as normal as:
INSPECT S1 TALLYING N1 FOR CHARACTERS LEADING 'ABC'.
isn't supported either!

[Simon Sobisch]

Ah, I see now - the before-after-phrase is optional.
@edward-h Thanks for reopening (I hope you're fine).

[Edward Hart]

Thanks for reporting that Jonathan! That is standard COBOL syntax (from at least COBOL-74 onwards), which GnuCOBOL should support. I'll re-open [bugs:#47] now.