PM60050: Unable to open a Portlet Faces JSP page or any JSP page with Page Designer in Hebrew/Bidi Locale

Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software 8.5
Rational Software Architect Interim Fix 1 for 8.0.4.2
Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software Interim Fix 1 for 8.0.4.2

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Abstract:
  
  Unable to open any Portlet Faces JSP page or any JSP page using
  Page Designer when both the English (Canada) and Hebrew locales
  are installed in the underlying operating system.
  
  Problem:
  
  The following error shows in the workspace .log file
  
  SESSION 2012-02-18 18:10:27.390
  -----------------------------------------------
  eclipse.buildId=unknown
  java.fullversion=JRE 1.6.0 IBM J9 2.4 Windows 7 amd64-64
  jvmwa6460sr9-20110726_87724 (JIT enabled, AOT enabled)
  J9VM - 20110726_087724
  JIT  - r9_20101028_17488ifx17
  GC   - 20101027_AA_CMPRSS
  BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86_64, WS=win32, NL=en_CA
  Framework arguments:  -product
  com.ibm.rational.rad.product.v80.ide
  Command-line arguments:  -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86_64
  -product com.ibm.rational.rad.product.v80.ide
  
  !ENTRY org.eclipse.jface 4 2 2012-02-18 18:12:00.612
  !MESSAGE Problems occurred when invoking code from plug-in:
  'org.eclipse.jface'.
  !STACK 0
  java.lang.NoSuchFieldError:
  org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Control.handle
      at
  com.ibm.etools.xve.renderer.internal.bidi.BidiTool.addLanguageLi
  stener(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  com.ibm.etools.xve.renderer.internal.bidi.BidiTool.createBidiCar
  et(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  com.ibm.etools.webedit.editparts.HTMLGraphicalViewerImpl.getCare
  t(Unknown
  Source)
      at ......
  
  The web projects and JSP pages were using the English (Canada)
  while the Hebrew locale is installed for other uses on this
  machine.
  
  Local fix:
  
  Remove the Hebrew Locale from the operating system if that is an
  option. Otherwise install/use the RAD 8.0.4 32-bit on Windows 7
  64-bit.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  When using the Hebrew locale on Windows 7 64-bit, it is not
  possibl to open a JSP. Instead, a gray screen appears with
  an empty JSP editor view content.
  

Problem conclusion

• The Hebrew locale is now properly supported.  The fix for
  this APAR is included in Rational Application Developer
  v8.0.4.1.
  

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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RATL APP DEV WI

• Fixed component ID

  5724J1901

Applicable component levels

• R804 PSN

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