IT43660: PCOM: 14.0.4 64-BIT EMULATOR CLOSES AFTER COPY APPEND

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Using a Robotics script to do ALT+E to choose Edit in the PCOMM
  Menu and then D for Copy Append results in the PCOMM session
  closing without warning. This issue only started happening after
  moving from 32-bit PCOMM to 64-bit.
  

Local fix

• Nonw
  

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Personal Communication Users                         *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * PComm session crashes when attempting to copy the screen     *
  * data if clipboard object is invalid.                         *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  This issue occurs when PComm session is launched by third party
  and when it tries to call EDIT -> COPY APPEND menu without a
  valid clipboard object.
  

Problem conclusion

• PCSEDIT.DLL changes have been made to handle the invalid
  clipboard object preventing the session crash.
  

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 COMBO-ENG

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels