IBM Support

IT27316: PCOM: COPY LINK FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK WITH VERSION 13

Subscribe to this APAR

By subscribing, you receive periodic emails alerting you to the status of the APAR, along with a link to the fix after it becomes available. You can track this item individually or track all items by product.

Notify me when this APAR changes.

Notify me when an APAR for this component changes.

 

APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • PCOMM V13
    Copy Link does not work
        Customer states that in PCOMM V6 everything works as
    expected. They also proved that the problem does not occur with
    PCOMM V12.
    
    Scenario:
    - In an open emulation window, select any text using the trim
    box
    - Click Edit - Copy link
    - Now use Microsoft Excel and click Edit - Paste Link
    - Nothing happens
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
    * All IBM Personal Communications users of Copy Link feature   *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
    * Copy Link functionality fails in PCOMM V13.0.0 and above,    *
    * resulting in copied link not getting established between     *
    * PCOMM and application like Microsoft Office Excel.           *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    Steps to recreate the problem:
    1. Launch PCOMM display session
    2. Select text on the PCOMM presentation area using mouse
    pointer
    3. Go to Edit menu and click Copy Link
    4. Open Excel sheet
    5. Right click on a cell and click on Paste Special
    Paste Link option will be greyed out in Paste Special dialog.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Issue was a result of Copy Link associated command not being
    processed on PCOMM.
    Changes are made to PCSWS.EXE to restore the processing of Copy
    Link command.
    Fix scheduled for PCOMM 13.0.2.1 Fix Pack
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IT27316

  • Reported component name

    PCOMM COMBO-ENG

  • Reported component ID

    5639I7000

  • Reported release

    D00

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2018-12-13

  • Closed date

    2019-01-04

  • Last modified date

    2019-03-21

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

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

Modules/Macros

  • PCSWS
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    PCOMM COMBO-ENG

  • Fixed component ID

    5639I7000

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU054","label":"Systems w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSEQ5Y","label":"Personal Communications"},"Component":"","ARM Category":[],"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"D00","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB35","label":"Mainframe SW"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
21 March 2019