IC80072: PCOM: PCSERR001 APPEARS IF LAUNCH DATA TRANSFER GUI FROM THE MENU ON SESSION WINDOW BY THE SPECIFIC WINDOWS USERS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Cust is using Pcomm 6.0.2.
  If he launch data transfer gui ( pcsft5.exe ) by clicking
  action -> Receive file from host, PCSERR001 popup appears.
   PCSERR001 : Error occured on opening the file
               C:/Document and Settings/A  /Application Data/
               IBM/Personal Communications/PC5250$A.TTO
  If he presses OK on the popup, he can open data transfer GUI.
  He found that this symptom occurs if he logon Windows by the
  user whose name includes "-R" like "A-R".
  If it is, "-R" is turned to spaces unexpectedly in the pathname
  to PC5250$x.TTO as like above sample of error message.
  It seems that the default .TTO file of the session"PC5250$x.TTO"
  is always saved in user profile directory.
  So if the path of user profile directory includes some specific
  pattern of characters, this symptom occurs.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All Japanese users of Data Transfer          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: PCSERR100 error when launching Data     *
  *                      Transfer if the Windows user name       *
  *                      contains a hyphen character.            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When PCOMM 6.0.2 Japanese version is installed with prefernce
  of "ALL Users" and the Windows user name contains a hyphen,
  PCSERR001 error will occur when launching Data Transfer from
  the PCOMM menu bar: Actions -> Receive File from host.
  
  The error message shows the problem path contains some spaces
  in the path name instead of the correct one which contains
  full User name with the hyphen character.
  

Problem conclusion

• Problem is caused by hard coded Data Transfer option checking.
  It will not only affect the reported problem with "R-R" but
  also other strings like: "-r","-I","-i","-S","-s".
  
  PCSFT5.EXE has been changed to do a more complete check for
  spaces in the path to avoid such an error.
  
  Fix is scheduled for PCOM 5.9.8 Refresh Pack
  Fix is scheduled for PCOM 6.0.4 Refresh Pack
  

Temporary fix

• YES
  

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  IC78532

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  IP23338

Modules/Macros

• PCSFT5
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM V5 COMBO-

• Fixed component ID

  5639I700K

Applicable component levels

• R601 PSY

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