IT44915: PCOM: 15.0.0 64BIT CRASH USING 3270 SEND FUNCTION

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• PComm 15.0.0 64bit on Windows 11 operating system.
  .
  Navigate to a 3270 host screen when Send is not possible.
  Press the Send icon
  Use Browse button for Host File names
  Receive: Encountered unrecognizable screen error message
  Click OK to dismiss the popup message
  The PCOMM session crashes and disappears from the desktop
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Personal Communications 3270 session users           *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * If you click on the host Browse button in the File Transfer  *
  * Send dialog box when the session is not at the READY prompt, *
  * the session will crash.                                      *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  Here are the steps to reproduce the problem.
  - Launch the 3270 session
  - Click on Send File to Host option when not at the TSO READY
  prompt or ISPF Option 6
  - Click on the host File Name Browse button and this error
  message will be shown
    "Encountered an unrecognizable screen. The session must be at
  the READY prompt or ISPF Command Shell for browsing host files"
  - Click OK button and the emulator will crash
  

Problem conclusion

• PCSDLG1.DLL has been changed to fix the crash 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

• PCSDLG1
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM COMBO-ENG

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels