PQ58708: EBCDIC X'AF' ( TRADEMARK ) TRANSLATED TO ASCII INCORRECTLY IN CICS SOCKETS (EZACIC04)

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Using CICS Sockets, the customer found that the EBCDIC x'AF'
  registered trademark symbol was not being displayed correctly
  after being translated into ASCII.  EZACIC04 incorrectly
  translates EBCDIC x'AF' into ASCII x'F9' rather than x'AE'.
  

Local fix

• KEYWORDS: Trademark ASCII EBCDIC TRANSLATION AF AE CICS SOCKETS
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of the IBM Communications Server   *
  *                 for OS/390 Release 10 IP and                 *
  *                 z/OS Version 1 Release 2 IP: CICS Sockets    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: EZACIC04 incorrectly translates the     *
  *                      EBCDIC regtm (registered trademark      *
  *                      symbol)                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  EZACIC04 translates a x'AF', the EBCDIC code for the registered
  trademark symbol (regtm), to x'F9' which is not the regtm on any
  ASCII code page.
  +-------------------------------------------------------------+
  + Please check our Communications Server for OS/390 homepages +
  + for common networking tips and fixes.  The URL for these    +
  + homepages can be found in Informational APAR II11334.       +
  +-------------------------------------------------------------+
  

Problem conclusion

• EZACIC04 has been amended to translate an EBCDIC regtm (x'AF')
  to x'AE' which is the ISO 8859-1 code for regtm.
  
  * Cross Reference between External and Internal Names
  

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:

  UQ63987 UQ63988

Modules/Macros

•    EZACIC04
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TCP/IP V3 MVS

• Fixed component ID

  5655HAL00

Applicable component levels

• R120 PSY UQ63987

     UP02/03/26 P F203

• R50A PSY UQ63988

     UP02/03/26 P F203

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