CICS LINK "Final Field to Host Is Variably Sized" Does Not Work (295760)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000
  • Microsoft SNA Server 4.0
  • Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 SP1
  • Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 SP2
  • Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 SP3
  • Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 SP4
This article was previously published under Q295760

SYMPTOMS

When the final field to host is variably sized setting is used in a COM Transaction Integrator (COMTI) CICS LINK component and the final field is a string, COMTI incorrectly sends the final field to the host system padded with NULL characters (0x00) up to the defined maximum size of the field. The expected behavior is for COMTI to send the final field without padding, sending only the string passed to the method of the COMTI component

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Host Integration Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

328152 How to Obtain the Latest Host Integration Server 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

File nameDateTime
Tagen.dll04/24/0108:59a

NOTE: Because of file dependencies, the most recent fix that contains the preceding files may also contain additional files.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Host Integration Server 2000 Service Pack 1.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:5/19/2005
Keywords:kbbug kbfix kbHostIntegServ2000preSP1fix kbHostIntegServ2000SP1fix KB295760
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