ECO NUMBER:     VAXBASR01_062
             PRODUCT:        OpenVMS VAX OPERATING SYSTEM 6.2
             UPDATE PRODUCT: OpenVMS VAX OPERATING SYSTEM 6.2




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1  KIT NAME:

     VAXBASR01_062


2  KITS SUPERSEDED BY THIS KIT:

     None.


3  KIT DEPENDENCIES:

     3.1  The  following  remedial  kit(s)  must  be  installed   BEFORE
          installation of this, or any required kit:

     None.


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

     None.


4  KIT DESCRIPTION:

     4.1  Version(s) of OpenVMS to which this kit may be applied:

     OpenVMS VAX V6.2


     4.2  Files patched or replaced:


      o  [SYSLIB]BASRTL.EXE (new image)



5  PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VAXBASR01_062 KIT


      o  An indexed file open  failed  and  it  could  include  loss  of
         memory.

      o  No error occurred for strings with characters having  the  high
         bit on.  Some examples are:

         PRINT INTEGER("123")
         PRINT INTEGER("éä")
         PRINT INTEGER ("efg")

         In the above example, only the first line will not result in an
         error.   This  first  PRINT  command  converts  the  characters

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         (number 123) into the integer 123.

         The  third  PRINT  gives  the  following  error   because   the
         characters do not look like a number:

         %BAS-F-ILLNUM, Illegal number
         -BAS-I-FROMOD, In module NONAME
          
         Finally, the second PRINT should also  give  the  above  error,
         with the result being the integer 2030.

      o  A BASIC output routine, when run in BATCH,  does  not  properly
         account   for  international  characters  (high-bit-on).   This
         problem causes a variety of strange output,  depending  on  how
         many  such  characters  are being printed.  For example, if the
         command

         PRINT STRING$(999%,ASCII("é"))

         is run in batch  (BASIC  V3.4),  the  error  "%BAS-F-MEMMANVIO,
         Memory management violation" occurs.

      o  The BASIC function DATE$() formats the year as only two digits.



6  KIT INSTALLATION RATING:

     The following kit  installation  rating,  based  upon  current  CLD
     information,  is  provided  to  serve as a guide to which customers
     should apply this remedial kit.  (Reference attached Disclaimer  of
     Warranty and Limitation of Liability Statement)

     INSTALLATION RATING:

       INSTALL_3 : To  be  installed  by  customers  experiencing  the  problems
           corrected.



7  INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

     Install this kit with the VMSINSTAL utility  by  logging  into  the
     SYSTEM account, and typing the following at the DCL prompt:

     @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL VAXBASR01_062 [location of the saveset]

     The saveset location may be a tape drive, CD, or a  disk  directory
     that contains the kit saveset.

     No reboot is necessary after successful installation of the kit.


     Copyright  (c)  Compaq  Computer  Corporation,  1999   All   Rights
     Reserved.   Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of
     the United States.

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