COBOL - Misinterpretation of COPY directive in the presence of conditional compilation directives

[FALLAI-Denis]

Development environment used

• Z Open Editor version: 4.1.0
• Editor Platform
  • Visual Studio Code
  • Red Hat CodeReady Workspaces
  • Eclipse Che
  • Standalone Theia
• Editor Platform Version: 1.81.1
• Operating System: Windows 10 22H2
• Java Version: 11
• Related to RSE API?
  • RSE API Plugin version:
  • Zowe CLI version:
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• Logs attached: no

Problem Description

When conditional compilation directives are present inside a COPY directive, the COBOL Language Server reports errors on the conditional compilation directives because it expects to find a "BY" clause.
However, the code compiles without problem.

Observed behavior

See fixed issue for comments in COPY directive (same problem):

• COBOL - Misinterpreting comments in a COPY sentence #248