PI78574: IBM EXPLORER FOR Z/OS (ZEXPL) JAVA NPE OCCURS WHEN IN EDIT OF PROGRAM IN LOCAL PROJECT AND SELECT TO OPEN CALLED FILE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• IBM Explorer for z/OS - zExpl
  Java Null Pointer Exception (NPE) occurs when in edit of
  program in local project and select to Open Called file
  
  Using the COBOL Sample 1 local project (startapp, printapp):
  Asociate a property group
  The edit associated property group >
   Editor Configurations > Local Files > Local Libraries
   and point to a local drive that contains printapp.cbl
  open startapp.cbl in the COBOL editor
  highlight PrintApp
  right mouse click
  select Open File "PrintApp"
  
  Nothing happens, but in the .log file you will find this
  Java.Null.Pointer.Exception:
  !ENTRY org.eclipse.ui
  !MESSAGE Unhandled event loop exception
  !STACK 0
  java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.ibm.ftt.language.manager.impl.Language.searchPathLibraries
                                             (Language.java:464)
   at
  com.ibm.ftt.language.manager.impl.Language.searchPathLibraries
                                             (Language.java:243)
   at com.ibm.ftt.language.manager.impl.actions.
  OpenCalledProgramAction.run(OpenCalledProgramAction.java:180)
  ...........
  

Local fix

• None available
  

Problem summary

• A NPE occurs in the COBOL editor for a file in a local project
  when highlighting the member of a CALL statement and attempting
  to open it via right-mouse-click->Open File.
  

Problem conclusion

• When the file being edited is part of a local project, a check
  is made to determine whether the resource is part of a z/OS
  project - if so, remote information is required.  In this case,
  the code incorrectly determined the resource to be part of a
  z/OS project, which resulted in the NPE.
  

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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  EXP FOR Z/OS CL

• Fixed component ID

  5655EXP00

Applicable component levels

• R301 PSY

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