IT01818: HATS 8.5.3 - 5250 CONNECTION - CURSOR MOVING TO NEXT FIELD (SBCS ELIMINATING THE MAXIMUM LENGTH FUNCTION)

Rational Host Access Transformation Services Fix Pack 1 (9.0.0.1) for 9.0
Rational Host Access Transformation Services Fix Pack 2 (9.0.0.2) for 9.0
Rational Host Access Transformation Services Fix Pack 5 (8.5.0.5) for 8.5

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• On a HATS v8.5.3 (5250 connection) problem exists with SBCS
  eliminating the maximum length function. In an application that
  has an SBCS file the field length of which is 1 byte when the
  screen is shown by HATS, the SBCS field has data. The cursor is
  put on the field and the cursor is moved by the arrow key of a
  keyboard. Then:
  
  Case 1
  If Enable automatic field advance is true and
  eliminatemaximumlength is true, the cursor moves to the next
  field automatically.
  
  Case 2
  
  If Enable automatic field advance is true and
  eliminatemaximumlength is false, the cursor does not move to the
  next field. This setting is supported only for Internet Explorer
  V6 and V7. When this setting and the Enable automatic field
  advance setting are both selected, if a user inputs characters
  using the keyboard, instead of using the IME, the automatic
  field advance feature does not work for the supported field
  types listed above.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• In HATS RCP application, for input fields
  In DBCS web application having SBCS field with both
  enableAutoAdvance and eliminatemaximumlength set to true. In
  IE, if cursor is moved using arrow keys of keyboard in the SBCS
  field, then cursor should not move to next field.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

• None
  None
  

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

• HATSRCPU
  DBCS
  

Fix information

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

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