IC85705: PCOM: A LETTER LEFT ON THE SCREEN IF THE 3270 INPUT FIELD HAS GRID LINE ON THE LEFT SIDE AND PRESS ERASEEOF KEY

Personal Communications 6.0.6

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• IF 3270 input field has the left grid line attribute and user
  submits eraseeof key by pressing END key on Japanese keyboard
  or clicking the button on popup keypad at the top of field,
  the last letter on the right side still remains on the screen.
    | AAAAAAAA
      ^
    (eraseeof)
    |        A
  .   ^
  The character left is just left on the screen and has removed
  from screen buffer.
  If the position is redrawn by moving the session window or
  moving cursor to the position, the ghost character disappears.
  .
  This symptom does not occur if the input field does not have
  vertical grid line on the left side.
  .
  keyword: grid ruled erase eof
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• User cannot erase the last characteron the righ
  t side of a vertical grid line when perform 'erase eof' by press
  'End' key.
  

Problem conclusion

• The error is caused by incorrect field lengt
  h was calculated during process field redraw.
  *Ways to solve the problem is calculate a correct field length.
  

Temporary fix

• Yes
  

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

• PCSWS
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM V5 COMBO-

• Fixed component ID

  5639I700J

Applicable component levels

• R600 PSN

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