PH31666: EXPLORER FOR Z/OS 3.1.126, FROM THE Z/OS PERSPECTIVE,FILE CONTENT DAMAGED AFTER PROPERTY CHANGED FROM ASCII->BIN

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• -in ZEXPL,  switch to the z/OS perspective
  - from <VM30094>/u/dantec/JVMProfs, I edit Copy of
  EYUCMCIJ3.jvmprofile
  - right click on the file shows Transfer Mode ASCII and octal
  value 775 (this one I don't know if it is important and I don't
  think so...but
  we notice that some files are 775, some 666. They were copied
  into the directory alltogether though, coming from the same
  directory)
  - double click, remove anything (just one character or one word,
  right click -> Save AS -> give new name
  - Reopen the file. It is correctly displayed
  - open it from iSPF iShell. it is correctly displayed
  - from ZEPL, right click -> change ASCII to BINARY, reopen. It
  is correctly displayed. let it open there
  - reopen from iShell. it is correctly displayer too.
  - from ZEXPL, remove another character/another word, Ctrl+S,
  close
  - reopen from ZEXPL. THIS TIME IT IS EMPTY
  - reopen from iShell. This time it is empty
  - from ZEXPL, change property back to DEFAULT or ASCII, then
  reopen. Still empty
  

Local fix

• Use the Remote System Explorer
  

Problem summary

• When changing the file transfer mode from ASCII -> BINARY and
  then saving the file is no longer readable in the text editor
  when opened.
  

Problem conclusion

• Updated getFileHFS() -> RSEConnection.java to retrieve the fie
  contents using the FileServiceSubSystem (DStoreFileService)
  wrapper. Added a check in saveFileHFS() -> RSEConnection.java
  using IFileService.TEXT or IFileService.ASCII comparison.
  

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