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PM06115: EGL debugger produces question marks(?) for characters within Un icode strings

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Environment: Windows
    
    Product name: IBM? Rational? Business Developer
    
    Program Version    :  7.1.0.4
    Description.
    The display of variable values with EGL debugger produces questi
    on marks(?) for each character when representing Unicode (diacri
    tical) strings.
    
    EGL itself actually handles the Unicode correctly at runtime but
     the visualization within the debugger is incorrect and users ca
    nnot then view the unicode diacritical characters for the applic
    able variables.
    
    To show and work with source files referencing such characters t
    he file encoding needs to be changed via  preferences -? workspa
    ce -? text file encoding -? set to UTF-8. Thereafter debugging t
    he source containing the unicode fields will output the ????'s i
    n the variable view for each associated field.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • Unicode strings were being displayed as a series of question
    marks in the variables view.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Fix the transport layer to send the string value in the
    "modified UTF-8" format.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM06115

  • Reported component name

    RATL BUS DEV

  • Reported component ID

    5724S5000

  • Reported release

    710

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2010-01-27

  • Closed date

    2010-02-11

  • Last modified date

    2010-02-11

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

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

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    RATL BUS DEV

  • Fixed component ID

    5724S5000

Applicable component levels

  • R710 PSN

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
11 February 2010