COBOL - COPY directive error with multi-line REPLACING and non-blank characters columns 73-80

[HeritierHerve]

Development environment used

• Z Open Editor version: 4.4.0
• Editor Platform
  • [x] Visual Studio Code
  • [ ] Red Hat CodeReady Workspaces
  • [ ] Eclipse Che
  • [ ] Standalone Theia
• Editor Platform Version: 1.93.0
• Operating System : Windows 10 22H2
• Java Version : 17.0.9
• Logs attached : no

Problem Description

An error is detected in a COPY directive when a multi-line REPLACING is requested, when characters are present in columns 73 to 80. The error is not detected if columns 73 to 80 are blank.

Observed behavior

Message in PROBLEMS view - Copybook 'TBP9B01I' contains the following error: "." expected after this token

Expected behavior

No error when non-blank or spaces characters are present on columns 73-80.