DECforms FORMSVVME0422 DECforms V2.2 OpenVMS VAX ECO Summary
TITLE: DECforms FORMSVVME0422 DECforms V2.2 OpenVMS VAX 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: 2-AUG-99
Modification Type: Updated Kit Supersedes FORMSVVME0322
PRODUCT: DECforms for OpenVMS
COMPONENTS: FORMS$CIOSHR.EXE
FORMS$MANAGER.EXE
FORMS$MGRDDIFSHR.EXE
FORMS$MGRXMSHR.EXE
FORMS$MSGMGRSHR.EXE
FORMS$MSGMGRSHR_HEBREW.EXE
FORMS$PORTABLE_API.EXE
FORMS$RT_IVP.EXE
FORMS$SDA.EXE
OP/SYS: OpenVMS VAX
SOURCE: Compaq Computer Corporation
ECO INFORMATION:
ECO Kit Name: FORMSVVME0422
ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: FORMSVVME0322
FORMSVVME0222
FORMSVVME0122
ECO Kit Approximate Size: 2340 Blocks
Kit Applies To: DECforms V2.2
OpenVMS VAX V6.2 - V7.2
System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: No
Rolling Re-boot Supported: N/A
Installation Rating: INSTALL_UNKNOWN
NOTE: This ECO kit will revise DECforms from V2.2, V2.2-1, V2.2-2,
or V2.2-3 to V2.2-4.
Kit Dependencies:
The following remedial kit(s) must be installed BEFORE
installation of this kit:
None
In order to receive all the corrections listed in this
kit, the following remedial kits should also be installed:
None
ECO KIT SUMMARY:
An ECO kit exists for DECforms V2.2 on OpenVMS VAX V6.2 through V7.2
This kit addresses the following problems:
Problems Addressed in the FORMSVVME0422 Kit:
o Eliminates the potential for a loop when DECforms is used without
ACMS. When an IFDL REFRESH Response Step is interrupted by an
asynchronous SEND request, a loop can result that prevents both the
REFRESH and the asynchronous SEND from completing normally.
Problems Addressed in the FORMSVVME0322 Kit:
o Corrects the situation which led to the following error messages
always being displayed in an ACMS SWL file:
%ACMSTU-I-RECEVT, Log Event
-FORMS-F-FATINTERR, fatal Internal Error.
-FORMS-F-INTDATCOR, internal data corrupted at 10 in
FORMS_WMG_OPEN_DISPLAY
-FORMS-F-MGRCIOBASE, FORMS$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 FORMSVVME0222 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 (FORMSVVME0422) 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 VMSINSTAL 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.
This patch can be found at any of these sites:
Colorado Site
Georgia Site
Files on this server are as follows:
formsvvme0422.README
formsvvme0422.CHKSUM
formsvvme0422.CVRLET_TXT
formsvvme0422.a-dcx_vaxexe
formsvvme0422.CVRLET_TXT
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