IZ65603: GETSTRINGPLATFORM & NEWSTRINGPLATFORM FAIL WITH MBCS CODEPAGES S ET USING LANG

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: NewStringPlatform & GetStringPlatform will return
  -2 error code.
  Code using JRIO will crash due to null being passed in JNI code.
  -Xcheck:jni can be used to check this.
  .
  Stack Trace: N/A
  .
  

Local fix

• Always set codepage rather than let it fall back to LANG
  default.
  Use -Dfile.encoding.
  

Problem summary

• NewStringPlatform & GetStringPlatform return -2 error code when
  LANG is used with a MBCS for the encoding on z/OS.
  e.g.
  LANG=Ja_JP.IBM-939
  LC_SYNTAX=Ja_JP.IBM-939
  LC_ALL=Ja_JP.IBM-939
  java [app]
  
  Code using JRIO will crash due to null being passed in JNI code.
  -Xcheck:jni can be used to check this.
  
  This is an additional fix to APAR IZ50583. Both should be
  applied together.
  

Problem conclusion

• This defect will be fixed in:
  5.0.0 SR11 FP1
  .
  
  The ascii > ebcdic & ebcdic > ascii converters have been fixed
  to work with Multi-Byte Character Sets.
  .
  To obtain the fix:
  Install build 20091209 or later
  

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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  JAVA 5 J9 COMMO

• Fixed component ID

  620500127

Applicable component levels

• R500 PSN

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