IT20915: PCOM: PCSXFER012 ERROR OCCURS ON RECEIVE FILE FROM HOST

Personal Communications 6.0.19
IBM Personal Communications 12.0.3

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• User upgraded from Pcom5.8 to Pcom6.0.18.
  After upgrade,  Behavior of Pcom changed.
  When receiving a file, PCSXFER012 error occurs. Problem step.
  1: Action > Receive File from Host.
  2: Open list > Open *.srl file.
  3: Push Receive button.
  4: PCSXFER012 error
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Personal Communications 3270 emulator sessions receiving *
  * files from the host using IND$FILE transfer facility.        *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * After upgrade to PCOM 6.0.18 level behavior of Pcom changed. *
  *                                                              *
  * When receiving a file, PCSXFER012 error occurs.              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  Steps to recreate the problem:
  1. Log on to a IBM Personal Communications 3270 emulator session
  and go the READY page.
  2. Select "Receive File From Host..." from the Actions menu.
  3. In the dialog presented, select the host file to be received
  by clicking on the Browse button under "Host" section.
  4. Under the "PC" section, select the destination file name.
  5. Click on "Add to List" button. The file entry will appear
  under the "Transfer List" section.
  6. Click on "Receive" button to receive the file.  This
  operations causes the following error message to be displayed
  saying:
     "PCSXFER012 - Error creating file: on the PC disk" and files
  are not received.
  7. Click on OK in the error dialog.
  8. Select an entry that appeared in the "Transfer List" and then
  Click on "Receive" in the main dialog.
    The file will be received successfully without any error
  message.
  
  Steps to recreate the problem by using srl list:
  1. Log on to a IBM Personal Communications 3270 emulator session
  and go the READY page.
  2. Select "Receive File From Host..." from the Actions menu.
  3. In the dialog presented, select "Open List..." and select the
  srl file to be received. Then click on open.
  4. The file entry will appear under the "Transfer List" section.
  5. Click on "Receive" button to receive the file.  This
  operations causes the following error message to be displayed
  saying:
     "PCSXFER012 - Error creating file: on the PC disk" and files
  are not received.
  6. Click on OK in the error dialog.
  7. Select an entry that appeared in the "Transfer List" and then
  Click on "Receive" in the main dialog.
    The file will be received successfully without any error
  message.
  

Problem conclusion

• PCSXFER.DLL code changes have been made to get the autofocus on
  file entries in the transfer list. This allows user to get PC
  file path entry and validates if path exists or not.
  
  Fix scheduled for IBM Personal Communications 6.0.19 and 12.0.3
  Refresh Packs.
  

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 COMBO-ENG

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels

• R60G PSY

     UP

• RC00 PSY

     UP