PM80409: USING JAVA INTEGRATION PLUGIN CREATES STRING VARIABLE WITH TWO ROWS IN THE FILE WHERE ONLY ONE ROW WAS EXPECTED

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• You work with Statistics 21 installed as 64 bit application on a
  Windows 7 64 bit operating system. You have also installed IBM
  Java SDK 1.6.0 for 64 bit Windows in order to work with the Java
  Integration Plugin.
  You created a .java file with the proper commands in order to
  create an input file including a string variable with more than
  1024 characters in it.
  You compile the .java file into a java class file and run it.
  The IBM SPSS data file (.SAV) is created successfully but you
  notice that the string content is splitted into two rows where
  it was expected to have the string text in one row only.
  
  This issue was reported to IBM SPSS Development.
  

Local fix

• This issue will be addressed in the next Fix Pack. Please refer
  to the Fix Pack schedule at
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21599157 for
  information on upcoming Fix Packs.
  Please note however, that although in the expected fix all
  string text will be put in one row line, the string text will be
  truncated to 1024 charachter, and throw the characters exceeding
  this limitation as this is a limitation of the BEGIN DATA syntax
  command used with the .NET class file. "Inline data records are
  limited to a maximum of 80 columns. (On some systems, the
  maximum may be fewer than 80 columns.) If data records exceed 80
  columns, they must be stored in an external file that is
  specified on the FILE subcommand of the DATA LIST (or similar)
  command. "
  
  On the example above, below syntax will work, the abc.txt will
  contain all string data.
  
  SET PRINTBACK ON MPRINT ON.
  DATA LIST FILE='c:\temp\abc.txt' FREE /testvar (A10000) .
  SAVE OUTFILE='c:\temp\test.sav'.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users working with Java Integration PlugIn                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * You work with Statistics 21 installed as 64 bit application  *
  * on a                                                         *
  * Windows 7 64 bit operating system. You have also installed   *
  * IBM                                                          *
  * Java SDK 1.6.0 for 64 bit Windows in order to work with the  *
  * Java                                                         *
  * Integration Plugin.                                          *
  * You created a .java file with the proper commands in order   *
  * to                                                           *
  * create an input file including a string variable with more   *
  * than                                                         *
  * 1024 characters in it.                                       *
  * You compile the .java file into a java class file and run    *
  * it.                                                          *
  * The IBM SPSS data file (.SAV) is created successfully but    *
  * you                                                          *
  * notice that the string content is splitted into two rows     *
  * where                                                        *
  * it was expected to have the string text in one row only.     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * This issue has been addressed in Statistics 21 Fix Pack 1.   *
  * Please upgrade to this version.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• This issue has been addressed in Statistics 21 Fix Pack 1.
  Please upgrade to this version.
  

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

  SPSS STATISTICS

• Fixed component ID

  5725A54ST

Applicable component levels

• RL00 PSN

     UP

• RL00 PSY

     UP