PM83834: Rational Developer for System z (RDz) - Lines with Non-displayab le characters are truncated when edited from the CARMA view.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Headline/Abstract (128 Character limit - 2 lines of 64 chars) :
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  Rational Developer for System z (RDz) Lines with Non-displayable
  
  characters are truncated when edited from the CARMA view.
  
  APAR Error Description (unlimited lines of 64 chars):
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  Rational Developer for System z - RDz - v8.0.3.3
  
  Opening a program containing non-displayable characters
  (x'00' - x'30') from CARMA Repositories view, CARMA will
  truncate those statements.
  But the same program opened from dataset in z/OS project view
  is displayed correctly.
  
  Re-creation steps:
  Open a COBOL member and define a line with a low-value (x'00'):
  01 F21 PIC X VALUE ' '.
  Open that COBOL file from Remote System Explorer view, we see:
  01 F21 PIC X VALUE ' '.
  Open it from the CARMA Repositories view, we see:
  01 F21 PIC X VALUE '
  So the line is truncated, starting from that non-displayable
  character.
  
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  Local fix:
  None
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: 01.CARMA users accessing files that contains *
  *                    a x'00' byte                              *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: 01.When a file that contains a x'00'    *
  *                         byte is edited from the CARMA        *
  *                         repositories view, the complete file *
  *                         is not displayed                     *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  01.When CARMA users access a file that contains a x'00' byte,
     the record that contains the byte is truncated and the
     complete file is not displayed
  

Problem conclusion

• 01.The CARMA Server code was truncating file records that
     contained a x'00' byte.  The server code has been modified so
     that it no longer truncates the file records and the x'00'
     byte is sent to the client along with the rest of the data in
     the file.
  

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

• CRASERV
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RD/Z HOST

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0723

Applicable component levels

• R801 PSY UK96308

     UP13/08/05 I 1000

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