IT42552: PCOM: TRADITIONAL CHINESE NEWUDCRANGECHT KEYWORD APPLICATION IN PCSWIN.INI

APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• In relation to APAR (IT24139) ->
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/apar/IT24139
  
  The keyword initially has a default value of "NewUDCRangeCHT=Y"
  when a WS-file session is created.
  
  To override this functionality, a keyword value
  "NewUDCRangeCHT=N" must be added to the WS-file session under
  [Translation] section.
  
  However, since the keyword "NewUDCRangeCHT" can only be applied
  in a WS-files, having multiple WS-file sessions means the
  keyword must be added in every single one to use this override.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Personal Communications Traditional Chinese users    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Cannot display Chinese characters which are in               *
  * UDC-4 range (user defined characters) in PComm.              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  By default, Big-5 to EBCDIC UDC-4 (C6A1-C8FE) range maps to
  EBCDIC (E0EB-E2D4) in newer versions of PCOMM. This creates a
  problem in displaying the character if the user intends to use
  the Big-5 UDC-4 range 8181-8C82 mapped to the EBCDIC UDC-4 range
  of E0EB-E2D4.
  
  User can enable the old Big-5 to EBCDIC UDC-4 range code point
  mapping 8181-8C82 to E0EB-E2D4 by adding the below keyword in
  the .WS profile file:
  
         [Translation]
         NewUDCRangeCHT = N
  
  However, this keyword needs to be updated in all the .WS profile
  files. A requirement to provide a common configuration that
  applies for all the .WS profiles was requested.
  

Problem conclusion

• To avoid adding the keyword to multiple profile files a new
  keyword has been introduced in the PCSWIN.INI configuration
  file.
  
        [Xlate]
        NewUDCRangeCHT = N (Default value is Y)
  
  The configuration in PCSWIN.INI take precedence over the keyword
  added in the .WS profile file.
  
  PCSPREF.DLL and PCSXLT.DLL have been changed for this APAR.
  

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

• PCSXLT   PCSPREF
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM COMBO-ENG

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels