PK38419: AFTER APPLYING THE FIXING PTF FOR APAR PK35385 PADDING OF NULL CHARACTERS CHANGES FROM X'00' TO X'40'. UK21046 PE

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The padding of null CHAR columns in Fastunload syntax was
  changed by APAR PK35385. It used to be x'00'. APAR PK35385
  changed it into x'40' (blanks).
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of DB2 High Performance Unload.        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: - The padding of null CHAR columns in   *
  *                      Fastunload syntax was changed by APAR   *
  *                      PK35385. It used to be x'00'. APAR      *
  *                      PK35385 changed it into x'40' (blanks). *
  *                      - In FastUnload syntax, in              *
  *                      OUTPUT-FORMAT VARIABLE, when an INTO    *
  *                      clause redefines a variable length      *
  *                      column, the unloaded data was padded    *
  *                      to it's maximum length instead of being *
  *                      written as a variable field.            *
  *                      - When SORTKEYS &SORTKEYS is used in    *
  *                      the loadopt parameter, and when the     *
  *                      SELECT is processed by DB2, HPU         *
  *                      generates SORTKEYS0 instead of          *
  *                      SORTKEYS 0.                             *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: APPLY the PTF.                               *
  ****************************************************************
  - Module inzctrlf was changed to process correctly the padding
  character in the 2 cases fixed.
  - Module inzctrlf was changed to process correctly the padding
  character in the 2 cases fixed.
  - Module inzrload was changed to generate the correct syntax in
  the LOAD sysin.
  

Problem conclusion

• APPLY the PTF.
  

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:

  UK22359

Modules/Macros

•    INZUTILB
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 HI PERF UNL

• Fixed component ID

  5697F4400

Applicable component levels

• R220 PSY UK22359

     UP07/02/23 P F702 Ø

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