============================================================= IBM i Access for Windows patch for APAR SE48536 (c) Copyright IBM Corporation 1996, 2010. All rights reserved. ============================================================= This document is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. IBM disclaims all warranties, whether expressed or implied, including without limitation, the implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose and merchantability with respect to the information in this document. By furnishing this document, IBM grants no licenses to any patents or copyrights. ============================================================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.0 INFORMATION FOR APAR SE48536 1.1 Problem description 2.0 INSTALLATION NOTES 2.1 Applying the patch 2.2 Removing the patch 3.0 PERMANENT FIX DELIVERY 4.0 REPORTING PROBLEMS ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.0 INFORMATION FOR APAR SE48536 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.1 Problem Description ------------------------------------------------ After installing IBM i Access for Windows Service Pack SI42423 the PC5250 emulator does not correctly display the first character entered into an input field. This only happens with DBCS sessions where the display file defines the screen with Grid Line Record (GRDRCD) or the session is using a blinking cursor. The data entered is correctly submitted to the host, but the first character is not displayed. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.0 INSTALLATION NOTES ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.1 Applying the patch ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Close all open emulator sessions. 2) Locate the "Emulator" folder inside the IBM i Access install path. By default, this is "C:\Program Files\IBM\Client Access\Emulator" 3) In that directory, rename the file pcsws.exe to pcsws.exe.bak 4) Save the patch version of pcsws.exe into this directory. 2.2 Removing the patch --------------------------- 1) Close all open emulator sessions. 2) Locate the "Emulator" folder inside the IBM i Access install path. By default, this is "C:\Program Files\IBM\Client Access\Emulator" 3) Rename the file pcsws.exe.bak to pcsws.exe ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.0 PERMANENT FIX DELIVERY ------------------------------------------------------------------- The permanent fix will be delivered in V7R1. No special action (beyond installing the appropriate V7R1 updates) will be necessary for the user to acquire this fix. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.0 REPORTING PROBLEMS If you need to report a problem with the 5250 emulator any time after you have installed this patch, please let your IBM service representative know this patch has been applied. [END OF DOCUMENT]