APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
Personal Communications v12.0.2/13.0.1 with 5250 connection. Japanese locale The customer uses data transfer for download on PCOM. The download ttx has 1200 as PC Codepage for convert table. However if tto file is opened on data transfer, the PC Codepage gets changed to 367. It seems unable to use 1200 as PC Codepage for convert table.
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * IBM Personal Communications users of iSeries-PC Data * * Transfer application using host code pages 1027 and 290 with * * 1200 PC Code Page * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * With iSeries-PC Data Transfer application (PCSFT5.EXE), * * Select host code 1027 Japan (Latin) Extendedc * * (JIS2004/UNICODE) with PC Code Page 1200 and save into TTO * * file. Relaunch pcsft5.exe and Open the same TTO file and it * * does not load PC Code page that was saved. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** Steps to recreate the problem: 1) Open PCSWS 5250 display session 2) From Action Menu, click Receive File From Host iSeries-PC Data Transfer (PCSFT5.EXE) is started 3) Click on Setup -> Translation Table Menu, It opens the Translation Table Setup window. 4) Select User defined radio button, host code page 1027 & 1200 PC Code page. 5) Save the same into TTO file. Close the pcsft5.exe 6) Relaunch the pcsft5.exe and open the saved TTO file. The selected pc code page 1200 was not listed. PC File type issue (Japanese Environment only): 1) Repeat the above steps from 1 to 4. 2) Close the Translation Table Setup dialogue by pressing close icon/cancel button. 3) Go to Disk: Advanced" option -> PC file type 4) PC file type should be Unicode text type
Problem conclusion
This issue occurred due to PComm host code page array not storing the PC Code page 1200, mapped with 1027 & 290 host code page case. PCSFT5.EXE has been changed to correct this problem. Fix is scheduled for PCOMM 13.0.2.1 and 12.0.4.2 Fix Packs and 14.0.1 Refresh Pack.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IT27035
Reported component name
PCOMM COMBO-ENG
Reported component ID
5639I7000
Reported release
C00
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2018-11-20
Closed date
2019-02-12
Last modified date
2019-11-14
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
Modules/Macros
PCSFT5
Fix information
Fixed component name
PCOMM COMBO-ENG
Fixed component ID
5639I7000
Applicable component levels
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Document Information
Modified date:
14 November 2019