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PM92762: Running a DojoCurrencyTextBox with currency EUR results in strange characters instead of an Euro-sign

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Abstract:
    Attempting to run a DojoCurrencyTextBox with currency EUR
    results in strange characters instead of an Euro-sign
    
    Error Description:
    1. Create a new EGL Project, select type RichUI
    2. Create a RichUI handler within the project with the following
    content:
    package testing;
    import com.ibm.egl.rui.widgets.GridLayout;
    import dojo.widgets.DojoCurrencyTextBox;
    import com.ibm.egl.rui.widgets.GridLayoutData;
    handler testHandler1 type RUIhandler {initialUI = [ ui
    ],onConstructionFunction = start, cssFile='css/EuroSign.css',
    title='testHandler1'}
        ui GridLayout{ columns = 3, rows = 4, cellPadding = 4,
    children = [ CurrencyTextBox ] };
        CurrencyTextBox DojoCurrencyTextBox{ layoutData = new
    GridLayoutData{ row = 4, column = 1 }, currency = 'EUR', value =
    '100', width ='100', errorMessage='Amount is not valid.' };
        function start()
        end
    end
    3. Run the RichUI handler
    Expected Result:
    Euro-sign is shown in RBD 9.0 as in RBD 8.5.1
    Actual Result:
    Three characters but no Euro-sign are shown in RBD 9.0
    
    Workaround:
    Use Rational Business Developer 8.5.1
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
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    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
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    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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    When updating to RBD9.0, the dollar symbol is wrongly
    encoded in NLS resource package.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Fix the problem by replacing it with the symbol in right
    encoding.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM92762

  • Reported component name

    RATL BUS DEV

  • Reported component ID

    5724S5000

  • Reported release

    900

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2013-07-11

  • Closed date

    2014-05-22

  • Last modified date

    2014-05-22

  • 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

    RATL BUS DEV

  • Fixed component ID

    5724S5000

Applicable component levels

  • R900 PSN

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
02 November 2021