IC72408: HATS GENERATED PDF FILES CAN NOT BE VIEWED IN ADOBE READER V8 U 2JIS2004 SUPPORT.

Rational Host Access Transformation Services, Version 7.5.1.1
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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• HATS GENERATED PDF FILES CAN NOT BE VIEWED IN ADOBE READER V7
  & V8 because of a change in JIS2004 SUPPORT.
  In order to use host code page 1390/1399 withJIS2004 support
  users will to update to Acrobat Reader 9.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  3270E customers doing host print in PDF     *
  *                 mode with HCP930/939 and opens it with       *
  *                 Adobe reader 8.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:  The PDF file that generated by HATS    *
  *                      3270E connection was unable to be       *
  *                      opened correctly in Adobe Acrobat       *
  *                      Reader v7 and V8. If opened in Adobe    *
  *                      Acrobat v.9 it displays properly.       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The encoding of PDF file was changed to UniJIS2004-UTF16-H
  when implementing JIS2004 support, so user needs Adobe reader
  v9 to display the characters.
  

Problem conclusion

• Before JIS2004 support was implemented in HATS, the encoding
  of generated PDF file was UniJIS-UCS2-HW-H. It can be opened
  by Adobe Acrobat Reader v7 and v8 correctly. But the encoding
  was changed to UniJIS2004-UTF16-H when implementing JIS2004
  support, user needs Adobe Acrobat Reader v9 to display
  characters in the PDF 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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RATL HATS MULTI

• Fixed component ID

  5724U6700

Applicable component levels

• R750 PSY

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