JR34462: WHEN INPUT FILE INCLUDES 0X00 DATA, DATA AFTER 0X00 IS NOT INPUT/OUTPUT AT GETTING/PUTTING THE FILE.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• [Problem]
  When input file includes 0x00 data, data after 0x00 is not
  input/output
  at getting/putting the file.
  
  For instance,
  
  *** Input file: it has 2 lines ***
  
  a c       (<--- here is 0x00 between 'a' and 'c')
  nnnnnnnnnn
  
  
  *** result of the job Seq. ---> Seq. with the above input file
  ***
  *** There is no problem on it. ***
  
  "a c"      (<--- here is 0x00 between 'a' and 'c')
  "nnnnnnnnnn"
  
  
  *** result of the job FTP ---> Seq. with the above input file
  ***
  *** This has problem. 0x00 and 'c' is not output ***
  
  "a"
  "nnnnnnnnnn"
  
  Patch of JR33988 has been applied in the customer's environment.
  This patch includes the similar ECASE 115757. But the fix seems
  not to solve this problem.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Customer has NULL character present in String data. Characters
  following NULL characeter get's terminated.
  

Problem conclusion

• Introduced a new environment variable
  "DSFTP_HANDLE_EMBEDDED_NULLS", when it is set to 1 NULL
  character will be included in string in NLS enabled job. When
  environment variable has been added to the job, then that jobs
  needs to be recompiled.
  

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

  WIS DATASTAGE

• Fixed component ID

  5724Q36DS

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

     UP

• R752 PSN

     UP

• R753 PSN

     UP

• R800 PSN

     UP

• R801 PSN

     UP

• R802 PSN

     UP

• R810 PSN

     UP