IC61172: YEN SYMBOL CONVERTED TO BACKSLASH (REVERSE SOLIDUS) CHARACTER US ING HATS BUSINESS LOGIC AND GLOBAL VARIABLES IN CODEPAGE 930

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Using business logic and variables, a string with the Yen
  symbol is inserted onto a host application screen.  However,
  the Yen symbol appears to have been converted to a backslash
  (Reverse Solidus) symbol, although other characters are
  inserted as expected.  The codepage in use is 930.  The Yen
  symbol is x'5c' in that codepage, but unicode U+005c is
  Reverse Solidus.  Unicode U+00A5 is the Yen character.
  

Local fix

• Instead of using:
  str = "user ";
  in the java business logic code (where 'ﾾ' is the Yen symbol),
  the customer instead can use this notation in the java code:
  str = "user\u00a5";
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of HATS applications with Business     *
  *                 Logic coded and using Japanese codepage 930. *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When using native code 0x5C in HATS     *
  *                      business logic, the Yen character       *
  *                      will be translated to an invalid code   *
  *                      in Japanese code page 930, and will     *
  *                      not show the correct character.         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Yen character is being converted to backslash, aka Reverse
  Solidus, in codepage 930.
  The root cause of this problem is that the native code 0x5C is
  translated to Unicode \u005C by Windows.  In CP930, the code
  mapping for Yen character is 0x5B and \u00A5.
  

Problem conclusion

• Considering the convenience to the user, we enhanced the
  converter to that the Unicode \u005C and \u00A5 would be
  accepted
  

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

• HABEANSN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RATL HATS FOR 5

• Fixed component ID

  5724U6800

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSY

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