PM65166: OPENCOMPARATOR YIELDS ERROR ON PAGE

Rational Robot Interim Fix 1 for 7.0.3.9

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Attempts to open the Comparator for a VP from the network result
  in: Error on page.
  
  The customer can search manually for the log, but on my side
  clicking OpenComparator only yields the error message.
  
  Reproduced in-house
  
  STEPS TO REPRODUCE
  Map a network drive with admin credentials.
  Create a project on a network drive, either on a mapped drive or
  UNC path.
  Record a script that types characters in Notepad.
  Insert a DataVP.
  Observe that the VP passes at the first playback.
  Playback again in such a way that the VP fails.
  Click OpenComparator in the HTML log in IE.
  Observe the error in the left bottom: Error on page.
  
  
  CONFIGURATION
  Robot 7.0.3.8
  IE8
  Win7 x86
  RobotStyleSheet.xsl in Rationa; Test folder identical with xsl
  in Log folder (modified date and size are identical)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  Attempts to open the Comparator for a VP from the network
  result in: Error on page.
  
  The customer can search manually for the log, but on my side
  clicking OpenComparator only yields the error message.
  
  Reproduced in-house
  
  STEPS TO REPRODUCE
  Map a network drive with admin credentials.
  Create a project on a network drive, either on a mapped
  drive or UNC path.
  Record a script that types characters in Notepad.
  Insert a DataVP.
  Observe that the VP passes at the first playback.
  Playback again in such a way that the VP fails.
  Click OpenComparator in the HTML log in IE.
  Observe the error in the left bottom: Error on page.
  
  
  CONFIGURATION
  Robot 7.0.3.8
  IE8
  Win7 x86
  RobotStyleSheet.xsl in Rationa; Test folder identical with
  xsl in Log folder (modified date and size are identical)
  
  ATTACHMENT
  RobotLogStyleSheet.xsl
  
  QUESTION
  How can you open the Comparator when the project's location
  is on a network drive?
  

Problem conclusion

• UNC path  and mapped network path was not handled earlier by
  OpenComparator function. Added code to handle the above
  

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

  RATIONAL ROBOT

• Fixed component ID

  5724G2400

Applicable component levels

• R703 PSN

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