OA40716: ABEND878 DURING APPLICATION STARTUP USING ISPSTRT

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• A rexx is invoked by ISPSTART to start a number of ISPF screens
  using
  SELECT PGM(ISPSTRT) PARM(CMD;SCRNAME SCRN PERM;SWAP)
  where cmd is a valid select string such as SELECT PGM(mypgm)
  NEWAPPL(myappl).
  
  The Always Show Split Line under option 0 (SETTINGS) is off.
  The first application started primes the command area with a
  valid value for that menu.
  
  Under these circumstances, SCRNAME attempts to execute in the
  screen environment for the startup Rexx. This causes an
  arithmetic operation to be based on bad values leading to
  invalid pointers and storage sizes being used for a GETMAIN
  request.
  

Local fix

• 1. Enable split line using Option 0 or
  2. Add a panel display before the first call to program ISPSTRT
  like:
       CONTROL NONDISPL ENTER
       DISPLAY PANEL(ISPBLANK)
  

Problem summary

• A Rexx is invoked using ISPSTART to then invoke program ISPSTRT
  to start a number of screens.
  Always Show Split Line option is off in Option 0 (SETTINGS).
  The first application to start has primed the command area and
  the active screen should be processing the SCRNAME command.
  However, SCRNAME runs in the window for which no active panel
  exists and the screen task then abends with S878 using incorrect
  values calculated for GETMAIN.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• Module ISPMBP is changed to prevent the abend.
  
  This APAR is being closed FIN with concurrence from the
  submitting customer. This means that a solution to this APAR
  is expected to be delivered from IBM in a release(if any) to be
  available within the next 18 months
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

•    ISPMBP
  

Fix information

Applicable component levels

• RM02 PSY

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