OpenVMS VAXBASR01_071 VAX V7.1 BASIC Run-Time Library ECO Summary

TITLE: OpenVMS VAXBASR01_071 VAX V7.1 BASIC Run-Time Library ECO Summary

Modification Date:  19-MAY-1999
Modification Type:  New Kit

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Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 1999.  All rights reserved.

OP/SYS:     OpenVMS VAX

COMPONENT:  BASIC RTL

SOURCE:     Compaq Computer Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  VAXBASR01_071 
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  None
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  306 Blocks
     Kit Applies To:  OpenVMS VAX V7.1 
     System/Cluster Reboot Necessary:  No
     Rolling Re-boot Supported:  Not Applicable 
     Installation Rating:  INSTALL_3
                           3 - To be installed on all systems running
                               the listed versions of OpenVMS which
                               are experiencing the problems described.

     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 the BASIC RTL on OpenVMS VAX V7.1.  This kit 
addresses the following problems: 

  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
     (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), which
     causes a variety of strange output, depending on how many such
     characters  are  being  printed.   For a short 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.


INSTALLATION NOTES:

The system does not need to be rebooted after this kit is installed.
However, if the system is a member of a VMScluster, the other cluster
members should be rebooted or this kit should be installed on each 
system in order to make use of the new image(s). 


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vaxbasr01_071.README
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vaxbasr01_071.CVRLET_TXT
vaxbasr01_071.a-dcx_vaxexe
vaxbasr01_071.CVRLET_TXT