IT39778: PCOM: 14.0.4 32-BIT CRASH IN AUTSESS.DLL RUNNING VB SCRIPT MACRO

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• While testing an upgrade to PCOM 14.0.4 32-bit level, users
  encountered an intermittent crash of PCSWS.EXE emulator. The
  Windows Event Log shows the failure is in AUTSESS.DLL.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Personal Communications users                        *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * PCOMM VBScript macro crashes intermittently while running    *
  * multiple macros.                                             *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  When users run many VBScript macros, the PCOMM session crashes
  intermittently. This issue seems to occur with only certain
  hotfixes of Windows 10 Operating System.
  

Problem conclusion

• AUTSESS.DLL has been changed to validate pointers to avoid Null
  Pointer exceptions.
  

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

• AUTSESS
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM COMBO-ENG

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels