IT31949: PCOMM 13.0 32-BIT - RANDOM NULL RECORDS ON PDT PRINT-TO-FILE GOING TO NETWORK DRIVE

IBM Personal Communications 14.0.2
IBM Personal Communications 13.0.4
IBM Personal Communications 12.0.6

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• User is using Printer Session to save files from the host to
  Windows boxes. When "network drive" is chose as the output file
  location, parts of the data have null values (at random record
  line).
  
  However, when choosing "local drive", the data is
  complete.
  
  The data is just plain text.
  
  This was encountered
  on various Windows machines (and different network drives) with
  all having the same behavior.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Personal Communications users                        *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * When using Print To Disk function, one or more lines in the  *
  * output page disappear.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  Steps to recreate the problem:
  1)	Open a PCOMM printer session.
  2)	Connect to any iSeries or zSeries Host.
  3)	Make the printer setup by selecting Print to disk â “ Append
  and select any PDT.
  4)	In setup select any text file to a mapped network drive.
  5)	Host Printer output file may be missing one or more lines of
  text.
  

Problem conclusion

• PCSPD.DLL changes have been made to the Close file API to be
  compatible with the current Windows environment.
  
  Fix schedule: PCOM 12.0.6, 13.0.4, 14.0.2 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

• PCSPD
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM COMBO-ENG

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels

• RD00 PSY

     UP

• RE00 PSY

     UP