IT00745: PCOM: GRID PRINT LINE SPACING INCORRECT ON WINDOWS 7 OPERATING SYSTEM

Personal Communications 6.0.12
Personal Communications 6.0.13
Personal Communications 6.0.15

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Windows7 PCOM6.0 PDT host printing
  Problem: Grid line print breaks off in the middle of a ruled
  line. No problem on WinXP using PCOM 5.7
  
  1B7E0300013C (7.5LPI) is issued before 1B25310002000003000003.
  WinXP + PCOM 5.7 Correct grid line printed out 1B7E0300014B
  (6LPI) is issued.
  
  Note: 5.8.0 prints correctly but 5.8.5 shows the same incorrect
  LPI value using the same IBM5577.PDT file.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Personal Communications Japanese users of grid line      *
  * printing in PDT mode.                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * In a IBM Personal Communications (Japanese) installation,    *
  * grid lines may not print correctly in PDT mode. The printed  *
  * output of the grid line shows gaps in the vertical lines.    *
  * The issue is known to occur from PCOMM 5.8.5 and later.      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem was due to the code changes made for APAR SE33459 so
  PCSPD.DLL has been changed to remove this APAR. Further effort
  is underway to fix the original issue reported through APAR
  SE33459.
  
  Fix scheduled for PCOM 6.0.12 Refresh Pack
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

• PCSPD
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM V5 COMBO-

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels

• R60B PSY

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