PK77158: EXPAND ASCII TO EBCDIC TRANSLATION TABLES

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• HLASM for linux front end does ASCII to EBCDIC translation of
  the source code being processed.  The translation table used is
  not complete, and some special characters get translated to
  x'00'.
  This translation table with be expanded to a full 256 byte table
  and translate from ISO-ASCII code page 819 to IBM-037.
  Furthermore, the ASMALTAS table for translating EBCDIC to ASCII,
  which is used by the TRANSLATE(AS) option and available on all
  HLASM platforms, will be expanded to a full 256 byte table and
  translate from IBM-037 to ISO-ASCII code page 819.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of the assembler on linux, or using    *
  *                 the TRANSLATE option.                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: 1. The assembler on linux does not      *
  *                         correctly translate some special     *
  *                         characters from ASCII to EBCDIC,     *
  *                         leaving them as x'00'.               *
  *                      2. The ASMALTAS table, used by the      *
  *                         TRANSLATE(AS) option, does not       *
  *                         correctly translate some special     *
  *                         characters from EBCDIC to ASCII,     *
  *                         leaving them as x'00'.               *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the PTF provided.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  1. When executing on linux the assembler front end does
     translation of the source code from ASCII to EBCDIC, if it
     determines that translation is required.  The translation
     table used is not complete and some special characters get
     translated to x'00'.  This translation table with be expanded
     to a full 256 byte table and translate from ISO-ASCII code
     page 819 to IBM-EBCDIC code page 037.
  2. The ASMALTAS table for translating EBCDIC to ASCII, which is
     used by the TRANSLATE(AS) option and available on all
     platforms supported by the assembler, will be expanded to a
     full 256 byte table and translate from IBM-EBCDIC code page
     037 to ISO-ASCII code page 819.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• The assembler will now correctly translate characters as the
  particular code pages dictate.
  

APAR Information

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

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

  UK42770 UK42771 UK42835 UK42862

Modules/Macros

• ASMAINFO ASMALTAS ASMA9Z
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  HLASM MVS, VM &

• Fixed component ID

  569623400

Applicable component levels

• R150 PSY UK42770

     UP09/01/13 P F901

• R160 PSY UK42771

     UP09/01/13 P F901

• R350 PSY UK42767

     UP09/01/13 P 0901

• R360 PSY UK42769

     UP09/01/13 P 0901

• R589 PSY UK42835

     UP09/01/12 I 1000

• R689 PSY UK42862

     UP09/01/12 P E421

Fix is available

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