IC69831: PCOM: AN INCORRECT PATH NAME IS SET ON DATA TRANSFER

Personal Communications 5.9.7
Personal Communications 6.0.2

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• An incorrect path name is set when specifying pc file name in
  Data xfer from PC to i5.
  It is got to 'C: A CCC.xls' even if it selects 'C: A B CCC.xls'.
  The A and B are 1 DBCS.
  This problem is happened on Windows7 in specific DBCS.
  for example,
  The 'C: A B CCC.xls' is as follows in Unicode(BE).
  u/4300 3A00 5C00 21FF 5C00 0190 5C00 4300 4300 4300 2E00 7800
  6C00 7300
  If it sets as mentioned above,
  it is as follows.
  The 'C: A CCC.xls' is as follows in Unicode(BE).
  u/4300 3A00 5C00 21FF 5C00 4300 4300 4300 2E00 7800 6C00 7300
  The character B does not appear in a path name.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All DBCS users on Windows Vista or Windows   *
  *                 7 operating systems                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: A DBCS character is missing in the      *
  *                      folder name in the file open dialog     *
  *                      box used by Data Transfer.              *
  *                      Other file open and save dialog boxes   *
  *                      show the same problem.                  *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  If a character of the selected folder name has Shift-JIS DBCS
  character with lower byte 0x97, the Microsoft function
  "GetOpenFileName()"and "GetSaveFileName()" will drop the DBCS
  character. The error will occur on Windows Vista and Windows 7
  DBCS operating systems, but not on Windows XP or Windows 2000.
  

Problem conclusion

• PCSWDLGC.DLL has changed the dialog open flag for
  "GetOpenFileName()"and "GetSaveFileName()" to not show the
  current path name and message title in the popup warning
  message box.
  
  Fix is scheduled for PCOM 5.9.7.0 Manufacturing Refresh
  Fix is scheduled for PCOM 6.0.1.1 Fix 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:

Modules/Macros

• PCSWDLGC
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM V5 COMBO-

• Fixed component ID

  5639I700J

Applicable component levels

• R590 PSY IP23149

     UP10/08/18 I 1000

• R600 PSY

     UP