PI24836: DATA STORED BY APPLICATION BUILT USING WORKLIGHT 5.0.6.X IS NOT ACCESSIBLE BY THE SAME APPLICATION BUILT USING WORKLIGHT 6.1.0.X

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• An application was built using Worklight 5.0.6.x has stored some
  data on a device using JSONStore API. The same application has
  been migrated to Worklgiht 6.1.0.x.  Using the latest version of
  the application to access data that was previously stored will
  result in the following error:
  
  [ERROR] [WORKLIGHT] Uncaught Exception: *** -[__NSCFString
  substringFromIndex:]: Index 2147483647 out of bounds; string
  length 167
  2014-08-28 02:36:07.397 Sample[2268:60b] *** Terminating app due
  to uncaught exception 'NSRangeException', reason: '***
  -[__NSCFString substringFromIndex:]: Index 2147483647 out of
  bounds; string length 167'
  

Local fix

• Workaround not available
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Application users running apps that were migrated from       *
  * v5.0.6 to v6.1.0 or above, and contained JSONstore stores.   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * During one of the run time checks an uncaught exception is   *
  * thrown for index out of bounds. Part of the exception is     *
  * shown below:                                                 *
  *                                                              *
  * Uncaught Exception: *** -[__NSCFString                       *
  * substringFromIndex:]: Index 2147483647 out of bounds; string *
  *                                                              *
  * length 167                                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * -                                                            *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The run time check referenced in the 'Problem Description' was
  re-done properly to account for more edge cases, one of the edge
  cases that was not accounted for before the fix was due to a
  store created in IBM Worklight v5.0.6 and opened in IBM
  Worklight v6.1.0.
  

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

  WORKLIGHT CONSU

• Fixed component ID

  5725I4301

Applicable component levels

• R610 PSY

     UP

• R620 PSY

     UP