IC59942: HOD : YEN SYMBOL IS SENT TO HOST INCORRECTLY IF IT IS INPUT FROM JAPANESE IME.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If user input single-byte Yen sign from IME and
  press Enter, it is sent to host as backslash xB2.
  Yen sign should be EBCDIC x5B.
  .
  Steps:
     1. On 3270 Screen, turn IME on and set DBCS mode.
     2. Input (double byte) Yen sign and press PF8 to
        tlanslate it to single-byte Yen sign.
     3. Press Enter.
  .
  Microsoft's Japanese font assigns Yen sign on both
  U+005c and U+00a5.
  IME selects U+005c and it is translated to xB2.
  .
  Direct input from keyboard and copy&paste works as expected.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

•  When users want to input Yen sign with
  Microsoft IME, they will get a backslash with
  following steps:
              1) On 3270 Screen, turn IME on and
  set to DBCS insert mode.
              2) Input (double byte) Yen sign
  then press 'PF8' in order to translate it to
  single-byte Yen sign.
              3) Press Enter.
  

Problem conclusion

•  HOD will receive \u005C when users input
  single-byte Yen sign with Microsoft IME. And
  it will be converted
          into host code 0xB2(blackslash)
  

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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  HOD

• Fixed component ID

  5733A5901

Applicable component levels

• RA00 PSN IP23011

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