PI26077: THE Z/VSE HTTP CLIENT DOES NOT ASCII/EBCDIC-TRANSLATE DATA WITH A CONTENT-TYPE OF APPLICATION/XML ALTHOUGH THIS TYPE IS TEXTUAL

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The z/VSE HTTP Client (IESHTTPB/IESHTTPC) does not ASCII/EBCDIC-
  translate sent or received data with a content-type of
  "application/xml", although this content-type is textual.
  Currently only content-types of "text/..." are treated as
  textual and are ASCII/EBCDIC-translated.
  

Local fix

• Send/Receive the data in binary and perform the ASCII/EBCDIC
  translation by yourself.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All z/VSE HTTP Client Users.                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The z/VSE HTTP Client does not ASCII/   *
  *                      EBCDIC-translate sent or received data  *
  *                      with a content-type of "application/    *
  *                      xml", although this content-type is     *
  *                      textual.                                *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Install this PTF.                            *
  ****************************************************************
  The z/VSE HTTP Client (IESHTTPB/IESHTTPC) does not ASCII/EBCDIC-
  translate sent or received data with a content-type of
  "application/xml", although this content-type is textual.
  

Problem conclusion

• The z/VSE HTTP Client has been corrected to detect textual
  content-types such as "application/xml" and ASCII/EBCDIC-
  translate the data of these content-types.
  A caller can now also force the ASCII/EBCDIC-translation by
  using the HTTP_GET_TEXT or HTTP_POST_TEXT request types.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  PI26076

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

  UI21729

Modules/Macros

• IESHTTPB IESHTTPH
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  VSE CONNECTOR S

• Fixed component ID

  5686CF935

Applicable component levels

• R51N PSY UI21729

     UP14/10/13 I 1000

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