IT41214: A GREEN SCREEN APPLICATION HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN IBM I THAT STARTS A WEB LINK HAS SOME CHARACTERS FROM THE END OF THE URL STRING

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• To replicate the issue in PComm, use the two commands below. A
  dummy link is provided for the recreation.
  STRPCO PCTA(*NO)
  STRPCCMD PCCMD('start msedge "https://thisisa.longurl.cloud.com
  /203AppNet/docpop/docpop.aspx?clienttype=html&KT12_0_0_0=567234
  34435667&keytype="')PAUSE(*NO)
  
  The link was passed as "https://thisisaveryvery.longurl.cloud.c
  om/203AppNet/docpop/docpop.aspx?clienttype=html&;"and then redir
  "KT12_0_0_0=56723434435667&keytype=" bit of string was absent
  from the address bar before the redirection.
  
  In comparison by directly issuing the same command above in
  quotes to Windows CMD.
  
  Open CMD and paste the command without quotes:
  start msedge "https://thisisaveryvery.longurl.cloud.com/203AppN
  et/docpop/docpop.aspx?clienttype=html&KT12_0_0_0=56723434435667
  &keytype="
  It is observed that the full URL was being passed and seen on
  the address bar of the browser then the redirection will happen.
  
  
  
  It seems the maximum limit of the string variable URL has been
  reached thus the remaining few characters are being truncated
  when the command was passed.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Personal Communications users                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * If the command text in the PC command PCCMD parameter        *
  * exceeds the 123 character limit, the parameter is truncated. *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• PCSPCO.DLL has been changed to increase the buffer size of the
  PC command length from 123 characters to 1023 characters.
  

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

• PCSPCO
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM COMBO-ENG

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels