IC89456: PCOM: 5250 SESSION HANG AFTER USING MNUBAR KEYWORD

Personal Communications 6.0.7

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The customer uses Personal Communications v6.0.6 for 5250
  connection. When they move the cursor after choosing a menu bar
  item, the 5250 screen is hung.
  The trace shows i5 sent put/invite to client in last frame.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All 5250 display session users               *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: PCOM 5250 display session hang after    *
  *                      choosing a menu bar item.               *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When a user running a 5250 host application trys to move the
  cursor after a menu bar item has been selected, the display
  session will hang.
  
  The restore display session data is being blocked by a previous
  fix for a crash issue with non-displayable data.
  

Problem conclusion

• PCSLT52.DLL has been updated with a conditional statement to
  allow left/right cursor move keys to pass the restore data
  buffer.
  
  Fix is scheduled for PCOM 6.0.7 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

• PCSLT52
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM V5 COMBO-

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels

• R601 PSY

     UP