IT29265: PCOM: SEND FILE TO HOST PROBLEM WHEN THE FILE PATH HAS MORE THAN 126 BYTES. THE PANEL CLOSES WITHOUT ANY NOTIFICATION.

IBM Personal Communications 13.0.3
IBM Personal Communications 12.0.5
IBM Personal Communications 14.0.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Transfer failure happens when using Send file to host panel.
  There is no indication of any error and the panel just closes.
  It is observed that when transferring a file from the network
  folders if the path is more than 126 characters long the issue
  is reproducible. With 126 characters or less in the path name
  the issue is not present or the transfer goes through IND$FILE
  file transfer.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Personal Communications users                        *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Transferring files to 3270 Host fails when the PC file path  *
  * length is greater than 126 characters.                       *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  Steps to reproduce the issue:
  1) Open PCOMM 3270 display session
  2) Navigate to ISPF command shell
  2) Click on Action -> Send file to Host
  3) Browse the file name (PC) having path with more than 126
  characters
  4) Set Host file name
  5) Set transfer type to Text
  6) Click on Add to list
  7) Click Send
  The Send Files to Host dialog disappears without transferring
  the file to the host.
  

Problem conclusion

• This issue was the result of usage of a deprecated Microsoft API
  which was used to open the file to be transferred to the Host.
  Changes have been made to PCSXFER.DLL to use the updated
  Microsoft API.
  Fix scheduled for PCOMM 12.0.5 and 13.0.3 and 14.0.1 Refresh
  Packs
  

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

• PCSXFER
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM COMBO-ENG

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels

• RC00 PSY

     UP

• RD00 PSY

     UP