IT44944: PCOMM V15.0.1 64-BIT - IND$FILE UNABLE TO TRANSFER USING CUSTOM TRANSFER TYPE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• User is unable to upload list of files to TSO using IND$FILE
  when running a custom transfer type in PCOMM v15.0.1 (64bit).
  
  RE-CREATE STEPS:
  
  1. Launch PCOMM session (without connecting yet to TSO)
  2. Go to Settings > Transfer... > MVS/TSO tab
  3. Created/Save a new custom Transfer Type, named it for example
  "ddl", then set the following config:
     -Put checks on all 3 File Options - "ascii", "crlf", and
  "append"
     -Set Record Format to "Fixed"
     -Set Logical Record Length to "80"
     -Set Allocation Units to "Cylinders"
  4. Go to Actions > Send File To Host... > Templates... button
  5. Replaced the Template "1)" to have the following values:
     -Set Host File to "db2.out"
     -Set Transfer Type to the custom type I created - "ddl"
  6. Do a File > Save on the PCOMM session
  7. Closed the PCOMM session, and then launched it again
  8. Connected and login to TSO screen
  9. Navigated to TSO option 6 (ISPF Command Shell)
  10. Clicked the Send button in the PCOMM Toolbar
  11. Browsed for a sample text PC File (SAMPLE.txt)
  12. Then, it automatically fills the Host name to "db2.out", and
  Transfer Type to "ddl", as set in the template
  13. Clicked the Add to List button, and it added the entry to
  the Transfer List below
  14. And lastly, clicked the Send button, and the transfer will
  not proceed.
  15. Looking into the command line in ISPF screen, it gets filled
  with the following unusual commands:
  
  ===> IND$FILE PUT DB2.OUTIND$FILE PUT DB2.OUTIND$FILE PUT
  DB2.OUTIND$FILE PUT DB2.OUTIND$FILE PUT DB2.OUT__________
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Personal Communications 3270 session users           *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * After clicking on the Send button in "send files to host"    *
  * (MVS/TSO) dialog box, the file transfer fails when using a   *
  * new custom transfer type.                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Here are the step to reproduce the problem.
  1. Launch a 3270 session
  2. Run the command ISPF Command Shell
  3. Click on Send File to Host option
  4. Add a new transfer type
  For example: Create a new transfer type like "DDL" and provide
  the options of ASCII, CRLF, APPEND and set record format to
  Fixed
  5. Add the new template type "DDL" and save the settings
  6. Click on PC File Name Browse button in Send Files to Host
  dialog box and select the file
  7.Click on Send button and then the file transfer will fail
  

Problem conclusion

• PCSXFER.DLL code changes have been made in the template
  configuration logic to remove the "\r" in the WS file transfer
  entries.
  

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

• PCSXFER
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM COMBO-ENG

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels