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PI79675: IBMZ/OS EXPLORER : LPEX EDITOR IN CARMA DOES NOT SUPPORT "NEW SHEKKEL" CHARACTER (ISRAELI CURRENCY)

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • IBM z/OS Explorer 3.0.0.3 :
    
    Description :
    The Israeli currency sign (the "new sheqel") when appears in
    members opened with LPEX is marked as a real time syntax
    problem.
    
    Steps to reproduce :
    - Open the cobol source in the mainframe : looking at the
    currency sign in HEX mode shows its EBCDIC value is x'9E'..
    - When opening the member with RDz LPEX editor in CARMA,  the
    currency sign is changed to something else and in HEX mode its
    EBCDIC value is now x'3f'
    - When saving the member back to MF (using enhanced edit) the
    sign is changed to its new value x'3f'.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: 01.All zOS Explorer and IDz users using      *
    *                    host encoding IBM-424                     *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: 01.In z/OS Explorer, when using         *
    *                         encoding IBM-424 the Israeli         *
    *                         currency sign (the "new sheqel")     *
    *                         and Euro symbol may be displayed     *
    *                         incorrectly when remote files are    *
    *                         edited.                              *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    01.In z/OS Explorer, when using encoding IBM-424 the Israeli
       currency sign (the "new sheqel") and Euro symbol may be
       displayed incorrectly when remote files are edited. Editors
       may forced into read-only mode.
    

Problem conclusion

  • 01.The z/OS Explorer host modules have been updated to use
       encoding IBM-12712 in place of IBM-424
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PI79675

  • Reported component name

    EXP FOR Z/OS CL

  • Reported component ID

    5655EXP00

  • Reported release

    300

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2017-04-10

  • Closed date

    2017-05-17

  • Last modified date

    2017-07-05

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

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

    UI47307

Modules/Macros

  •    FEKFMAIN FEKFMAI6
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    EXP FOR Z/OS HO

  • Fixed component ID

    5655EXP23

Applicable component levels

  • R300 PSY UI47307

       UP17/06/29 P F706

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Document Information

Modified date:
05 July 2017