SE70867: RDI 9.6.0.5 IllegalArgumentException observed after a second and subsequent attempts to verify source in an IFS file

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In Rational Developer for (RDI) v9.6.0.5, verifying an ILE RPG
  source from a file in the IFS a second or subsequent time
  results in an error. For the second attempt, the following
  exception can be seen in the workspace Error Log
  (<workspace>\.metadata\.log):
  
  java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
              at
  org.eclipse.ui.part.FileEditorInput.<init>(FileEditorInput.java:
  89)
              at
  com.ibm.etools.iseries.edit.compile.ISeriesCompileEditManager.ge
  tOtherProjectFileEditor(ISeriesCompileEditManager.java:1428)
              at
  com.ibm.etools.iseries.edit.compile.ISeriesCompileEditManager.ge
  tEditor(ISeriesCompileEditManager.java:1860)
              at
  com.ibm.etools.iseries.edit.compile.ISeriesCompileEditManager.cl
  earOldMessages(ISeriesCompileEditManager.java:1667)
              at
  com.ibm.etools.iseries.rse.ui.view.errorlist.QSYSErrorListViewPa
  rt.autoClearOldMessages(QSYSErrorListViewPart.java:1535)
              at
  com.ibm.etools.iseries.rse.ui.view.errorlist.QSYSErrorListViewPa
  rt.configure(QSYSErrorListViewPart.java:983)
              at
  com.ibm.etools.iseries.edit.verifiers.Verifier.showErrorListView
  (Verifier.java:829)
              at
  com.ibm.etools.iseries.edit.verifiers.Verifier.doVerification(Ve
  rifier.java:287)
              at
  com.ibm.etools.iseries.edit.verifiers.IBMiEditorProgramVerifier.
  verifyProgram(IBMiEditorProgramVerifier.java:195)
  
  And for the subsequent verify attempts, the following error can
  be seen:
  "RSEF8002U: An unexpected error occurred."
  
  And the following exception can be seen in the workspace Error
  Log (<workspace>\.metadata\.log) file:
  
  java.lang.Exception
              at
  org.eclipse.rse.ui.messages.SystemMessageDialog.logMessage(Syste
  mMessageDialog.java:449)
              at
  org.eclipse.rse.ui.messages.SystemMessageDialog.open(SystemMessa
  geDialog.java:459)
              at
  com.ibm.etools.iseries.edit.verifiers.Verifier.showErrorListView
  (Verifier.java:909)
              at
  com.ibm.etools.iseries.edit.verifiers.Verifier.doVerification(Ve
  rifier.java:287)
              at
  com.ibm.etools.iseries.edit.verifiers.IBMiEditorProgramVerifier.
  verifyProgram(IBMiEditorProgramVerifier.java:195)
  

Local fix

• For the second and subsequent attempts, verify, then select one
  or all error messages and manually select Remove from the pop up
  menu, and continue to use the Program Verifier.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * ILE RPG developers using RDi                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * RDI 9.6.0.5 IllegalArgumentException observed after a second *
  * and subsequent attempts to verify source in an IFS file.     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  RDI 9.6.0.5 IllegalArgumentException observed after a second and
  subsequent attempts to verify source in an IFS file when the
  selection is set to automatically remove messages.
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem is fixed in the RDi 9.6.0.8 update.
  Product web page:
  https://www.ibm.com/us-en/marketplace/rational-developer-for-i
  Fix List and download link:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27038481
  

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

• IFS
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RDI RPG AND COB

• Fixed component ID

  5724Y99RC

Applicable component levels