IC59834: COPY FROM MS WORD AND PASTE IN A CP424 (HEBREW) SESSION CORRUPTS THE WORDS/CHARACTES ORDER

Personal Communications 5.9.7
Personal Communications 5.9.6

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Copy from MS Word and paste in a cp424 (Hebrew) Pcomm session
  corrupts the order of the words in the line.
  
  For example:
  MS Word line         Pcomm line
  ------------         ----------
  AB33CD               CD33AB
  100                  001
  ABCD 100             001 ABCD
  ABC DEF GHI          GHI DEF ABC
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All Bi-Directional users                     *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Copy of Hebrew text from Microsoft Word *
  *                      to PCOM session causes reverse of text. *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  There is special treatment required for Right-to-Left RTL text
  that is copied from Microsoft Word. As part of this treatment
  some Bidi transformations are performed. These Bidi
  transformations are incorrect for Hebrew text.
  

Problem conclusion

• Bidi flags in Bidi transformation of PCSEDIT.DLL were changed
  to correct this Hebrew text copy/paste issue.
  

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

• PCSEDIT
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM V5 COMBO-

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels

• R590 PSY IP23068

     UP09/12/22 I 1000