IT42932: AFTER UPGRADING FROM PCOMM V14.0.5 TO PCOMM V15 KEYBOARD MAPPING IS NOT WORKING.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Customer upgraded from PComm v14.0.5 to PComm v15
  Issues reported are as follows:
  1) When there are spaces in between the WS parameter, its
  functionality is not working and its not loaded properly in
  PComm.
  e.g . DefaultKeyboard =
  C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\IBM\Personal
  Communications\AS400.KMP
  2) Consequently since the Keyboard parameter was not read. The
  keyboard parameter will be duplicated if a customized keyboard
  is selected in settings.
  
  This issue is not seen in PComm v14.0.5 and older.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Personal Communication (PComm) Users                 *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * PComm session failed to read the value with space            *
  * before/after equals sign '='. PComm session failed to read   *
  * macro path value with quotes "" from "pcswin.ini" file.      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Affected Modules: PCSDEPRECATEDAPIWRAPPER.dll
  
  PComm session failed to read the value with space before/after
  equals sign '='. PComm session failed to read macro path value
  with quotes "" from "pcswin.ini" file.
  

Problem conclusion

• The changes have been made to handle the space before and after
  equal sign.
  

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

  PCOMM COMBO-ENG

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels