IC40998: Runtime Error has occurs when launching the Rational Unified Pro cess(R) from Favorites in Internet Explorer.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When launching Rational Unified Process(RUP) (R) from a
  browser's favorites an error dialog could appears saying:
  A Runtime Error has occurred. Do you wish to Debug?
  Line 25
  Error: Object doesn't support this property or method
  
  In the Java console you see
  java.lang.NullPointerException
   at sun.plugin.com.DispatchImpl.invokeImpl(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin.com.DispatchImpl$2.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
   at sun.plugin.com.DispatchImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
  
  java.lang.Exception: java.lang.NullPointerException
   at sun.plugin.com.DispatchImpl.invokeImpl(Unknown Source)
   at sun.plugin.com.DispatchImpl$2.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
   at sun.plugin.com.DispatchImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
  
  The steps to reproduce this are:
  1. Open Internet Explorer Options.
  2. Clear the Disable Script Debugging checkbox and close.
  3. Close and re-open Internet Explorer.
  4. Type your RUP URL in the URL line.
  5. Add the RUP your favorites.
  6. Close and re-open Internet Explorer.
  7. Use the Favorite to access RUP.
  Pressing the refresh button from the Getting Started Page will
  also produce the error.
  

Local fix

• There are currently a few different work around for this issue
  so that you do not see the error message:
  
  1.Enable the Disable script debugging check box.
    a. Open Internet Explorer
    b. Go to Tools / Internet Options
    c. Click the Advanced Tab
    d. Check the Disable script debugging
  
  
  2. Clicking No to the debug question in the dialog box that is
  displayed appears to allow normal operation of RUP.
  
  
  3. Access RUP through a link on a web page
  
  4. Access RUP by typing it directly into the URL line.
  

Problem summary

• The problem occurs when using old JRE versions such as
  1.4.0_02
  or 1.4.1_ 04 and Internet Explorer 5.5 or 6.0. It
  works as expec
  ted with IE and newer JREs (i.e.: 1.4.1_07,
  1.4.2 and 1.5.0) or
  with Firefox/Mozilla and any JRE.
  

Problem conclusion

• this bug is a side effect of fix for SUN bug #4516042
  (http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4516042)
  . Pumping messages while JavaScript-?Java call is being
  executed is causing this problem.
  

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 UNI PROC V

• Fixed component ID

  5724F4900

Applicable component levels

• RALL PSN

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