IT48383: PCOMM FTP CLIENT CONFIG FILE FOLDER LOCATION DOES NOT FOLLOW THE PREFERENCES FOLDER PATH OVERRIDE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The user installed PCOMM using the "All Users Common Application
  Data Folder" option.
  
  Then they used the Preferences Manager (userpm.exe) to point it
  to a custom folder that they want to use to store their config
  files, both for PCOMM and FTP Client.
  
  However, when they launch the FTP Client and do a File > Open to
  access their (*.cfg) files, they noticed that the default
  opening location is not the custom folder that they defined in
  the Preferences Manager. But instead it is pointing to -
  "C:\ProgramData\IBM\Personal Communications\FTP".
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• While we change the profile directory in preferences, The FTP
  client utility does not match with the updated directory path
  for the "Open/Save as" dialog for config file. Even if we select
  the customize option while installation it is not matching with
  the customized path location.
  
  Steps to recreate the problem:
  
  
  1.Launch FTP client Utility.
  2.File menu -> Open/Save As
  3.Verify the directory path for "Open/Save As" dialog.
  

Problem conclusion

• The changes are made in PCSFTP to match the profile directory
  path for config file while we perform the "Open/Save as"
  operation in FTP Client utility.
  
  Note: With the latest implementation, the default path for the
  config file for both "open" and "save as" dialogs will now be
  matched to 'profile directory\\FTP'.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM COMBO-ENG

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

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