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PM24458: MBCHAR Messages cannot be displayed on zSeries

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • User has a Cobol program generated by RBD 7.5.1.5, running on
    CICS.
    
    The program tries to display user defined messages from a
    message table, which has the message text in an MBCHAR field.
    
    The first message displayed has corrupted Japanese text.
    
    The second message resuls in ELA00047P error (message not found)
    
    The program runs correctly on iSeries.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

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    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
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    Messages containing MBCHAR data were not displayed correct
    in a form on zSeries.
    

Problem conclusion

  • The message table was generated incorrectly. The DBCS
    portions of MBChar data must be surrounded by SOSI
    characters.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM24458

  • Reported component name

    RATL BUS DEV

  • Reported component ID

    5724S5000

  • Reported release

    751

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2010-10-13

  • Closed date

    2011-05-06

  • Last modified date

    2011-05-06

  • 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

    RBD EGL FOR COB

  • Fixed component ID

    5724S5001

Applicable component levels

  • R751 PSN

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
06 May 2011