PM53418: SOME SPECIAL CHARS IN TABLES ARE NOT ENTITY-SUBSTITUTED

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Inside a table a right arrow displays as an S,
  an ampersand displays as a square and
  bullets display as a Y- shaped characters.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users with special characters within         *
  *                 tables.                                      *
  *                 Users of PDF documents without the           *
  *                 IBM Advanced Linquistics Search indexes or   *
  *                 those choosing not to use the IBM Advanced   *
  *                 Linguistics Search plug-in to display PDF    *
  *                 search hits.                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Within a table, the bullet, ampersand   *
  *                      and arrow characters were not displayed *
  *                      correctly. Instead, arrow displayed as  *
  *                      S, ampersand displayed as a blank and   *
  *                      bullets displayed as a Y-shaped         *
  *                      character.                              *
  *                      In a second problem, the argument to    *
  *                      the Adobe Reader's find function was    *
  *                      erroneously enclosed in single quotes,  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Code change fixed the problem.
  

Problem conclusion

• Apply the PTF
  340Y
  EPHBKMGR
  EPHBKSRV
  EPHJBCGI
  

Temporary fix

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Comments

APAR Information

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

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

  PM53419 UK75834

Modules/Macros

• EPHBKMGR EPHBKSRV EPHJBCGI
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  BKMGR BOOKSRVR

• Fixed component ID

  5655A2000

Applicable component levels

• R340 PSY UK75834

     UP12/02/04 P F202

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