IT08887: PCOMM: CAN NOT OPEN CUSTOMIZING DBCS CONVERSION TABLE

PCOMM-6.0.15.0-Docs_Admin_Aids
PCOMM-6.0.15.0-MLS-refresh-pack
PCOMM-6.0.15.0-KOR-refresh-pack
PCOMM-6.0.15.0-JAP-refresh-pack
PCOMM-6.0.15.0-CHT-refresh-pack
PCOMM-6.0.15.0-CHS-refresh-pack
Personal Communications 6.0.15

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• This issue happens on a 5250 data transfer from iSeries to PC.
  if the user sets  Uniocde to Host Code Page 1027 or Host Code
  Page 1200 for both  iSeries to PC and PC to iSeries, when user
  attempts to cusomize DBCS Transration Table a "PCSAFT.DLL has
  stopped working"  message occurs.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * DBCS users of 5250 Data Transfer utility using customized    *
  * translation tables.                                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * The issue happens on a 5250 data transfer from iSeries to    *
  * PC. In the 5250 data transfer application, user configures   *
  * the translation table to use user defined translation table, *
  * by using Setup -> Translation Table menu item. The Host Code *
  * Page is set to 1027 Japan Latin Extended (Unicode); and, the *
  * PC Code Page is set to 1200, under both "iSeries -> PC" and  *
  * "PC -> iSeries" sections.  With these settings, when the     *
  * user attempts to customize the DBCS Translation Table,       *
  * "PCSAFT.DLL has stopped working" message is reported.        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  There are multiple problems in DBCS conversion tables of
  Japanese Unicode codepage.
   1. When host code page is changed by 5250 Data Transfer dialog,
  the table name is not changed. This results in application
  crash.
   2. In 5250 Data Transfer dialog, the user can set a different
  code page for uploading and downloading, which may cause crash
  or incorrect conversion.
   3. There are three types of DBCS conversion/customized tables
  in Japanese environment. If different type of
  conversion/customized table is specified, crash may happen.
  

Problem conclusion

• PCSXLT.DLL and PCSAFT.DLL have been changed to address the
  reported problems:
   1. Once the host code page is changed, the table names are
  refreshed before the translation tables are loaded.
   2. In Japanese environment, the uploading/downloading code
  pages have been made one and the same.
   3. A new XLD keyword has been added - Translation_TableType
  which indicates the DBCS table type. And code has been added to
  check the consistency between the host code page and the DBCS
  customized table type. If inconsistent combinations are
  selected, the DBCS customized table will be removed after a
  popup alert.
   4. In some cases, the DBCS custom table was not effective after
  changing the SBCS codepage.
  
  Fix scheduled for PCOM 6.0.15 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:

  IP23929

Modules/Macros

• PCSXLT   PCSAFT
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM V5 COMBO-

• Fixed component ID

  5639I700J

Applicable component levels

• R60E PSN

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