DECforms FORMSAVME0422 DECforms V2.2 OpenVMS Alpha ECO Summary

TITLE: DECforms FORMSAVME0422 DECforms V2.2 OpenVMS Alpha ECO Summary
 
NOTE:  An OpenVMS saveset or PCSI installation file is stored
       on the Internet in a self-expanding compressed file.
       The name of the compressed file will be kit_name-dcx_vaxexe
       for OpenVMS VAX or kit_name-dcx_axpexe for OpenVMS Alpha.
 
       Once the file is copied to your system, it can be expanded
       by typing RUN compressed_file.  The resultant file will
       be the OpenVMS saveset or PCSI installation file which
       can be used to install the ECO.
 
 
Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 1998, 1999.  All rights reserved.

Modification Date:  30-JUL-99
Modification Type:  Updated Kit  Supersedes FORMSAVME0322


PRODUCT:     DECforms for OpenVMS Alpha

COMPONENTS:  FORMS$CIOSHR.EXE
             FORMS$MANAGER.EXE
             FORMS$MSGMGRSHR.EXE
             FORMS$MGRDDIFSHR.EXE
             FORMS$MGRXMSHR.EXE
             FORMS$MSGMGRSHR_HEBREW.EXE
             FORMS$PORTABLE_API.EXE
             FORMS$RT_IVP.EXE
             FORMS$SDA.EXE

OP/SYS:      OpenVMS Alpha

SOURCE:      Compaq Computer Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  FORMSAVME0422
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  FORMSAVME0322
                                           FORMSAVME0222
                                           FORMSAVME0122
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  4600 Blocks
     Kit Applies To:  DECforms V2.2 on
                      OpenVMS Alpha V6.2 - V7.2
     System/Cluster Reboot Necessary:  No
     Rolling Re-boot Supported:  N/A
     Installation Rating:  INSTALL_UNKNOWN

     NOTE: This ECO kit will revise DECforms from V2.2, V2.2-1, V2.2-2,
           or V2.2-3 to V2.2-4. 

     Kit Dependencies:

       The following remedial kit(s) must be installed BEFORE
       installation of this kit:

         None 

       In order to receive all the corrections listed in this
       kit, the following remedial kits should also be installed:

         None 


ECO KIT SUMMARY:

An ECO kit exists for DECforms V2.2 on OpenVMS Alpha V6.2 through V7.2. 
This kit addresses the following problems: 

Problems Addressed in the FORMSAVME0422 Kit:

  o  Eliminates the potential for a loop when DECforms is used without
     ACMS.  When an IFDL REFRESH Response Step is interrupted by an
     asynchronus SEND request, a loop can result that prevents both the
     REFRESH and the asynchronus SEND from completing normally. 


Problems Addressed in the FORMSAVME0322 Kit:

  o  Corrects the situation which led to the following error messages
     always being displayed in an ACMS SWL file:

     %ACMSTU-I-RECEVT, Log Event
     -FORMS-F-FATINTERR, fatal Internal Error.
     -FORMS-F-INTDATCOR, internal data corrupted at 10 in 
       FORMS_WMG_OPEN_DISPLAY
     -FORMS-F-MGRCIOBASE, FORMS$MANAGER base = xxxxxxxx, FORMS$CIOSHR base = 
       xxxxxxxx
     -LIB-F-BADBLOADR, bad block address

     Once the problem occurred, all subsequent ACMS logins would be rejected.

  o  Corrects a bug reported in the Y2K "sliding window" functionality seen
     when the IFDL statement "Output Picture For Date" is used.

  o  Corrects a resource de-allocation problem in an ACMS environment.
     The ACMS TSC process was not releasing it's device channel because
     DECforms had not executed its cleanup code. To ACMS, it appeared
     as if a user was still logged on.o Corrects a "hang" condition in the 
     DECforms window manager code triggered when ACMS users disconnected from 
     a LAT session and deleted the device they were using.

  o  Modifies the handling of date input to allow for interpretation of
     two digit years inside a specified "sliding date window".


Problems Addressed in the FORMSAVME0222 Kit:

  o  Corrects a resource de-allocation problem in an ACMS environment.
     The ACMS TSC process was not releasing it's device channel because
     DECforms had not executed its cleanup code. To ACMS, it appeared
     as if a user was still logged on.

  o  Corrects a "hang" condition in the DECforms window manager code
     triggered when ACMS users disconnected from a LAT session and deleted
     the device they were using.

  o  Modifies the handling of date input to allow for interpretation of
     two digit years inside a specified "sliding date window".


INSTALLATION NOTES:

The ECO4 (FORMSAVME0422) saveset contains an updated DECforms V2.2
run-time system with the release notes replaced by this file
(FORMS022_E04_README1ST.TXT).  Installing ECO4 will perform a complete
replacement installation of all DECforms run-time components. 

To install ECO4 invoke the VMSINSTALL command procedure, as outlined in
Chapter 3 of the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual, and follow the
instructions in the DECforms Installation Guide for OpenVMS Systems. 

ECO4 assumes that DECforms V2.2 has previously been installed on the
OpenVMS system.  Correct operation of DECforms cannot be guaranteed
unless this ECO is installed over DECforms V2.2.  Installing this ECO
over any other version of DECforms is not supported and will result in
unpredictable behavior. 

ECO4 can be installed over ECO1, ECO2, and ECO3, and the installation of
ECO1, ECO2, or ECO3 is not a pre-requisite to install ECO4. 

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formsavme0422.README
formsavme0422.CHKSUM
formsavme0422.CVRLET_TXT
formsavme0422.a-dcx_axpexe
formsavme0422.CVRLET_TXT