SE76234: RDI 9.6.0.11 CL PROMPTER COMMAND ENTRY DOES NOT HANDLE PASTED LINE SEPARATOR CHARS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using the CL Prompter to prompt CL commands in Rational
  Developer for i (RDI) 9.6.0.11, and pasting a value with line
  separators into a parameter field, then ending the prompter, the
  formatted command string produced is not correctly split over
  the multiple lines required to fit the command.
  
  The line separators input in the parameter field are incorrectly
  passed thru, and not adjusted for.
  

Local fix

• Manually edit the inserted command string to fix the incorrectly
  split lines.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Those using RDi to edit and prompt CL commands.              *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Pasting a multi-line value into a parameter field in the CL  *
  * Prompter leads to invalid command string.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Line separator characters pasted into the CL Prompter input
  fields lead to an incorrectly formatted command string result,
  making it an invalid command.
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem is fixed in the RDi 9.6.0.12 update.
  

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

• CLPROMPT
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RDI RPG AND COB

• Fixed component ID

  5724Y99RC

Applicable component levels