Direct links to fixes
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
In the new set of PCs we install IBM Personal Communications 6.0.1 as 3270 emulation program. The prints that are produced by the new PCOM release are not identical to those produced by the old one, PCOM 5.7. In this case the issue we have verified is that for every print job there are produced twice the number of printed pages: each page is printed followed by a blank page. This, in addition to generating unnecessary white sheets, is causing a problem to a program of printing process that expects a specific incoming print spool but it get a different one. The currently working system is Windows XP SP3 with IBM Personal Communications v5.7. The new system that is not working properly is Windows 7 64 bit with IBM Personal Communications V6.0.1. The docs are CICS output that are launched from a CICS session emulation: they are sent to another emulation session always on the same PC. The tests we have done are by printing the same procedure with the same input data
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * All windows users above Windows XP. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * A blank was produced by printer at the end of a print job * * when the job contains a new line at the end of a page. This * * problem is only evident on Operating Systems above Windows * * XP. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** A Form Feed is generated by IBM Personal Communications printer session when a newline is present at the end of a page. If this is immediately followed by EM (End of Marker / End of Job), one more Form Feed is added. Windows XP and prior operating systems chose to ignore the additional Form Feed. However, this behavior has changed after Windows XP. To ignore the Form Feed in the latest Windows operating systems, a code change is introduced into PCOMM. This change is guarded with the Keyword "IgnExtFF" under the "Printers" section in file PCSWIN.INI. By default, this keyword is OFF. it can be turned ON by adding the following in the PCSWIN.INI file: [Printers] IgnExtFF = Y
Problem conclusion
PCSPD.DLL has been modified to take appropriate action to prevent duplicate Form Feed at the end of the print job. Fix scheduled for PCOM 6.0.14 Refresh Pack.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IT07323
Reported component name
PCOMM V5 COMBO-
Reported component ID
5639I7000
Reported release
601
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2015-02-24
Closed date
2015-03-20
Last modified date
2015-04-14
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
R60D PSN
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
14 April 2015