IC74619: PCOM: SAVED VIEW DOES NOT RUN FROM BCH AFTER UPGRADE TO 6.0.2 ON WINDOWS 7 OPERATING SYSTEM

Personal Communications 6.0.3
Personal Communications 5.9.8

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Installed the latest PCOM 6.0.2.0 on a Win7 image.  It seems
  like there is a change in the way PCOM reads the pcswin.ini
  file. We have
  
  [View1]
  Description=Startup
  
  defined in the pcswin.ini file.  We use the "start-up.bch" file
  to launch the PCOM sessions.
  
  If [LastExitView] exists in the pcswin.ini, PCOM seems to ignore
  the defined "Startup" view and it also launches PCOM printer1.ws
  in the foreground.
  
  If [LastExitView] does NOT exist in the pcswin.ini, then PCOM
  sessions are opened as expected.
  
  This only happens in PCOM 6.0.2.0.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Saved view does not work from BCH file  *
  *                      or command line.                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When a view is specified in command line or in a BCH file it
  is being overridden by the LastExitView function.
  

Problem conclusion

• PCSWS.EXE has been changed to not run LastExitView when a
  saved view is used with a BCH file or command line to start
  emulator sessions.
  
  Fix scheduled for PCOM 5.9.8 Manufacturing Refresh
  Fix scheduled for PCOM 6.0.3 Manufacturing Refresh
  

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

• PCSWS
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM V5 COMBO-

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels

• R590 PSY IP23349

     UP12/05/09 I 1000

• R600 PSY

     UP

• R601 PSY

     UP