PM15124: archiving to using non latin paths generates a warning message

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Problem
  If you try to archive using paths which contain non-ascii charac
  ters (either in the file name or path) you will get the warning
  
  'The filename contains non ASCII characters, Please use only ASC
  II characters.'
  
  The documentation could be enhanced to explain that we only supp
  ort ascii chars in file and path names.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  If you try to archive using paths which contain non-ASCII
  characters (either in the file name or path) you will get
  the warning
  
  "The file name contains non ASCII characters, Please use
  only ASCII characters."
  
  The documentation needs to be enhanced to explain that we
  only support ASCII chars in file and path names.
  

Problem conclusion

• The following text has been added to the "Archiving projects
  or modules" topic:
  
  "File names and path names can only contain ASCII
  characters."
  

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

  TLOGIC DOORS

• Fixed component ID

  5724V61DR

Applicable component levels

• R900 PSN

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