IT19373: PCOM: JAPANESE DBCS LETTERS ARE INCORRECT AFTER 6.0.17 REFRESH

IBM Personal Communications 12.0.2
Personal Communications 6.0.19

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Customer reported that all DBCS letters are garbage after 3270
  file transfer on Pcomm 6.0.17 and Pcomm 6.0.18.
  
  HCP : 939 or 1399
  File transfer CP : 1041
  File transfer option : JISCII CRLF
  
  We found that the issue began to occur from Pcomm 6.0.17 and
  does not occur on Pcomm 6.0.16. If apply pcsxlt.dll of Pcomm
  6.0.16 on Pcomm 6.0.17, the issue was gone.
  
  It occurs both upload and download.
  
  Customer also reported that STRPCCMD with DBCS letters in the
  command string fail.
  
  Test1sd
  STRPCO
  MONMSG     MSGID(IWS4010)
  STRPCCMD   PCCMD('NOTEPAD C:\TEST.TXT') PAUSE(*YES)
  ->Succeeded
  
  Test2
  STRPCO
  MONMSG     MSGID(IWS4010)
  STRPCCMD   PCCMD('NOTEPAD C:\"dbcs".TXT') PAUSE(*YES)
  ->failed
  
  Previously using dbcs characters did not fail.
  This phenomenon occurs in the following version.
  6.0.17
  6.0.18
  12.0.1
  

Local fix

• Use PCSXLT.DLL from 6.0.16 level.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Personal communication users with DBCS characters    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * STRPCCMD command which has DBCS characters fails to execute. *
  * Also, file transfer using APVUFILE utility contains garbage  *
  * data for all DBCS characters.                                *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Scenario 1:
  In local machine create a file C:\<DBCS_char>.TXT
  Using PCOMM, Login to HOST which has STRPCCMD configured.
  Perform STRPCO
  STRPCCMD  PCCMD('NOTEPAD C:\<DBCS_char>.TXT') PAUSE(*YES)
  We get warning message asking to create new file,<DBCS_char>
  .TXT' where as it already exists under C: drive and thus it
  fails to open the existing file when file name/path have DBCS
  characters in it.
  Scenario 2:
  IBM Personal Communications users downloading a file from the
  Japanese host using APVUFILE transfer facility see that the
  received file contains garbage data for all DBCS characters.
  

Problem conclusion

• PCSXLT.DLL code changes have been made to handle the DBCS
  characters used to Execute STRPCCMD and while downloading a host
  file having DBCS characters using APVUFILE.
  
  Fix scheduled for PCOM 6.0.19 and 12.0.2 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:

Modules/Macros

• PCSXLT
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM COMBO-ENG

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels

• R60G PSN

     UP

• RC00 PSN

     UP