IC96940: PCOM: PCSWS STOPS RUNNING WHEN STARTING 5250 SESSIONS

Personal Communications 6.0.9
Personal Communications 6.0.10
Personal Communications 6.0.11
Personal Communications 6.0.12
Personal Communications 6.0.13
Personal Communications 6.0.15

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Customer installed Pcomm 6.0.6 on many Windows7 32bit PCs and
  often encounters a trap in PCSWS.EXE process when start up a
  5250 session. The session window is displayed, however, the PS
  is blank and see the message "PCSWS.EXE stop running"
  It occurs intermittently.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All 5250 emulator users with Quick Connect   *
  *                 Bar enabled.                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When Quick Connect Bar (QCB) is         *
  *                      enabled on 5250 emulator sessions, an   *
  *                      intermittent crash occurs. If Quick     *
  *                      Connect Bar is disabled, there is no    *
  *                      crash.                                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When the Quick Connect Bar is enabled for 5250 emulator
  sessions and a Workstation ID is used, the emulator session
  may crash at startup. The crash occurs while updating the
  Workstation ID field in the QCB.
  

Problem conclusion

• PCSWS.EXE and PCSCLIB.DLL have been changed by adding a
  Workstation update function when only the Workstation ID
  field of the QCB needs to be updated.
  
  Fix scheduled for PCOM 6.0.9 Refresh Pack
  

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:

  IC98096 IC98097 IC98098 IP23671

Modules/Macros

• PCSCLIB  PCSWS
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM V5 COMBO-

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels

• R601 PSY

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