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IY98124: CAN'T LAUNCH JVM WITH CHINESE CHARACTERS IN JRE PATH

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Error Message: The JVM will not launch if the path to the jre
    directory contains Chinese characters.
    Stack Trace: N/A
    .
    This problem can be reproduced as follows:
    1. Set the Windows machine locale to Simplified Chinese
    2. Install WAS 61 GM onto a folder named in Simplified Chinese
    When attempting to install UPDI into a folder named in
    Simplified Chinese, the install panel will show that UPDI
    installed successfully; however, UPDI will not launch after
    clicking "Finish".
    Further:
    1. the install UPDI log.txt will show INCONSUCCESS.
    2. Attemps to run versionInfo.bat under <UPDI_HOME>\bin will
    indicate that the Java Virtual Machine can not be set up.
    

Local fix

  • Rename directories such that all directory names in the path to
    jre contain English characters only.
    

Problem summary

  • Translations were not performed between unicode and UTF formats.
    

Problem conclusion

  • This defect will be fixed in:
    5.0.0 SR5
    .
    Source code updated to perform appropriate translations between
    unicode and multibyte (UTF) formats.
    .
    To obtain the fix:
    Install build 20070307 or later
    

Temporary fix

  • An I-Fix is available on Java 5.0 SR4.
    

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IY98124

  • Reported component name

    JAVA 5 J9 COMMO

  • Reported component ID

    620500127

  • Reported release

    500

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2007-05-03

  • Closed date

    2007-08-29

  • Last modified date

    2007-08-29

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

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    JAVA 5 J9 COMMO

  • Fixed component ID

    620500127

Applicable component levels

  • R500 PSN

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
29 August 2007