PQ55384: NULL VALUE RETURNED FOR PROTOCOL TYPE USING HTTP TRANSPORT IN WEBSPHERE APPLICATION SERVER VERSION 4.0.1

APAR status
Closed as duplicate of another APAR.

Error description
When using the HTTP Transport function of WebSphere Application
Server V4.0.1 for z/OS or OS/390, a null value is returned for
the protocol type within the response page when returning an
href.  Customers may also see a 500 response code, with an
exception thrown in HU_getRequestURL.
Local fix
Use the IBM HTTP server to handle the protocol.
Problem summary Problem conclusion Temporary fix Comments
The problem is caused by a backlevel waswebccp.jar file.  APAR

PQ54535 updates the Web container code and .jar files for
WebSphere Application Server V4.0.1 for z/OS and OS/390 to be
equivalent to that available on the workstation for the V4.0.1
Advanced Edition of WebSphere Application Server.  APAR 
PQ54535
fixes the problem reported.  PQ55384 is closing as a DUP of

PQ54535.
APAR information
APAR number PQ55384
Reported component name WEBSPHERE OS/39
Reported component ID 5655A9800
Reported release 401
Status CLOSED DUB
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Submitted date 2001-12-03
Closed date 2002-01-11
Last modified date 2002-05-01

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Fix information

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Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server for z/OS
Operating system(s):
Software version: 401
Software edition:
Reference #: PQ55384
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: May 1, 2002