PM72737: IN WORKLIGHT 5.0 ADOBE AIR APPLICATION BUILDER BREAKS UTF-8 ENCODING IN HTML FILES.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• UTF-8 characters(especially Japanese DBCS) are not displayed
  correctly in built applications.
  It was caused by Application builder strips UTF-8 encoding.
  Fix will make it retain UTF-8.
  

Local fix

• Customer needs to re-write the text in HTML file manually AFTER
  the AirBuild.
  

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:   Users who wish to create an AIR            *
  *                  application and use UTF-8                   *
  *                  characters in their HTML files.             *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: After creating and building the common  *
  *                      files for a Worklight                   *
  *                      project, the user will be able to       *
  *                      create separate environments            *
  *                      and will be able to run these           *
  *                      environments (iOS, Android,             *
  *                      Blackberry, AIR, etc).  Upon viewing    *
  *                      the generated                           *
  *                      environments on their respective        *
  *                      devices, if any UTF-8                   *
  *                      characters were used in any of the      *
  *                      common HTML files that                  *
  *                      all environments share, then it will    *
  *                      appear as expected in all               *
  *                      environments excluding the AIR          *
  *                      environment. To the user,               *
  *                      any UTF-8 characters viewed in Adobe    *
  *                      AIR will be seen as                     *
  *                      gibberish (unexpected characters that   *
  *                      do not match the                        *
  *                      original characters entered before the  *
  *                      build process).                         *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  After creating and building the common files for a Worklight
  project, the user will be able to create separate environments
  and will be able to run these environments (iOS,
  Android,Blackberry, AIR, etc). Upon viewing the generated
  environments on their respective devices, if
  any UTF-8 characters were used in any of the common HTML files
  that all environments share, then it will appear as expected
  in all environments excluding the AIR environment. To the
  user, any UTF-8 characters viewed in Adobe AIR will be seen as
  gibberish (unexpected characters that do not match the
  original characters entered before the build process).
  

Problem conclusion

• The correct encodings for the HTML files are now used.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fixpack 5.0.5.0.
  

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

  WORKLIGHT ENTER

• Fixed component ID

  5725G9202

Applicable component levels

• R500 PSY

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