PM61482: RDz: Opening DBCS COBOL file gets crrzi0408e

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• This occurs when host code page is specified as IBM-1390 or
  IBM-930, Japanese Katakana-based EBCDIC. It doesn't occur for
  IBM-1399 or IBM-939, Japanese Latin-based EBCDIC.
  
  The lower case characters of Katakana-based EBCDIC are assigned
  to the different code point with Latin EBCDIC, ex. IBM-037. It
  often causes some issues.
  
  The internal string for badHex that is written by using lower
  case character causes the  error.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: 01.Opening DBCS COBOL file gets crrzi0408e   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: 01.This occurs when host code page is   *
  *                         specified as IBM-1390 or IBM-930,    *
  *                         Japanese Katakana-based EBCDIC.      *
  *                         It doesn't occur for IBM-1399 or     *
  *                         IBM-939, Japanese Latin-based EBCDIC *
  *                                                              *
  *                         The lower case characters of         *
  *                         Katakana-based EBCDIC are assigned   *
  *                         to the different code point with     *
  *                         Latin EBCDIC, ex. IBM-037. It often  *
  *                         causes some issue.                   *
  *                                                              *
  *                         The internal string for badHex that  *
  *                         is written by using lower case       *
  *                         character cause error.               *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  01.The internal information for badHex is replesented as lower
     case character, ex. 0x0E for SO. And they are converted by
     using the host file encoding not the default host code page,
     and the lower case character is not converted properly. e.x.
     the conversion result for SO is 0?0E. It causes error.
  

Problem conclusion

• 01.The file information is converted by using the default host
     code page.
  

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

• FEKFMAIN FEKFMAI6
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RD/Z HOST

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0723

Applicable component levels

• R801 PSY UK81498

     UP12/09/05 I 1000

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