IC85162: PCOM: IND$FILE SOMETIMES NOT INVOKED WHEN DOING FILE TRANSFER TO VM HOST

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• PCOM 6.0.4 on Windows 7 64bit
  
  Started a PComm session, and tried to upload ppppp.exec from
  c:\users\ibm_admin\documents up to my A-disk.  I typed
  "ppppp.exec" into the PC file name blank, typed "ppppp exec a"
  into the host file name blank, selected binary transfer type,
  and clicked "Add to List".  So far, so good.  Then I selected
  the item in the transfer list and saw that PComm had recorded
  the proposed transfer correctly in the transfer list.  Again,
  so far, so good.  Then I clicked "Send".  Absolutely nothing
  happened.  PComm did not launch IND$FILE MODULE in the host
  session.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of IND$FILE file transfer utility  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: IND$FILE file transfer utility is not   *
  *                      always invoked when transferring files  *
  *                      to a VM/CMS host.                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When a 3270 emulator session is opened by clicking on a .WS
  file shortcut and a IND$FILE tranfer to a VM/CMS host is done
  using the File Transfer GUI, no action is performed when the
  user enters the PC file name and host file name and clicks
  the Send button.
  
  The PC file lookup failed due to using the current directory
  of the .WS file shortcut instead of the DefaultDirectory
  specified in the .WS profile file.
  

Problem conclusion

• PCSXFER.DLL has been changed to use the DefaultDirectory for
  IND$FILE file transfer as specified in the .WS profile.
  
  Fix scheduled for PCOM 6.0.6 Refresh Pack
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• PCSXFER
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM V5 COMBO-

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels

• R601 PSY

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