IZ49746: XCMDSI XCMESI XCMSSI FAIL TO IGNORE KEY PARAMETER

Communications Server for AIX, Version 6.3 -- Last PTFs

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Communications Server for AIX, Version 6.3
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  Calls to the CPI-C verbs XCMDSI, XCMESI, and XCMSSI fail with
  return code CM_PODUCT_SPECIFIC_ERROR when call from an
  application running on the Remote API Client on Windows.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• The problem is triggered by the parameter "key" for those calls.
  This parameter is documented as being ignored, but the Remote
  API Client code on Windows is rejecting the call if that
  parameter is not a pointer to a NULL.
  
  This problem affects the xcmdsi, xcmssi, and xcmesi calls in
  the Remote API Client on Windows. This problems affects the
  xcmesi call in server and clients on all platforms.
  

Problem conclusion

• Code has been corrected to remove the check and to properly
  ignore the parameter as is documented.
  This change has already been made in the base level 6.4 version
  of the Remote API Client on Windows. No further updates are
  planned for the 6.2 version of the Remote API Client. Users of
  the Remote API Client are recommended to update to the 6.4
  version of the client.
  

Temporary fix

• Programmers should code this parameter as a pointer to a NULL
  string.
  

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  LI74466 LI75215 LI75216

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CS AIX V6.X

• Fixed component ID

  5765E5100

Applicable component levels

• R631 PSY U833873

     UP10/05/19 I 1000