IT06050: PCOM: FTP CLIENT FILE TRANSFER DATA INCOMPLETE

PCOMM-6.0.13.0-CHT-refresh-pack
PCOMM-6.0.13.0-Docs_Admin_Aids
PCOMM-6.0.13.0-KOR-refresh-pack
PCOMM-6.0.13.0-CHS-refresh-pack
PCOMM-6.0.13.0-MLS-refresh-pack
PCOMM-6.0.13.0-JAP-refresh-pack
Personal Communications 6.0.13
Personal Communications 6.0.15

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• PCOMM 6.03 FTP client on Windows 7
  Customer reports that when receiving datasets with LRECL=133
  from the host, the file is not complete.
  
  Transfers of:
  PO, LRECL=080: Tested ok - no loss of data
  PO, LRECL=133: Tested bad - loss of data
  PS, LRECL=080: Tested ok - no loss of data
  PS, LRECL=133: Tested ok - no loss of data
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All users of IBM Personal Communications FTP client utility  *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Extra NULL characters appear in a PC file when downloaded    *
  * from a z/OS host in ASCII mode.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  When a user downloads a file from a z/OS host in ASCII mode,
  they can see extra NULL characters in places where there is a
  single new line character. When a user opens the file on the
  host, there appears only one 0x40 (hex value of SPACE) but when
  the same file is downloaded in "ASCII mode", the downloaded file
  has multiple NULLs.
  
  This does not happen if the file is downloaded in Binary mode.
  

Problem conclusion

• PCSFTP.EXE has been changed to correctly handle the EBCDIC to
  ASCII translation of data and control characters when
  downloading from a z/OS host.
  
  Fix scheduled for PCOM 6.0.13 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:

  IP23884

Modules/Macros

• PCSFTP
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM V5 COMBO-

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels

• R60D PSN

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