HULFT-30058

When a joined file is split using Joined File Split (UTLBREAK), half-width backslashes in data joined to the file may be converted to half-width yen symbols

Phenomenon

When a joined file is split using Joined File Split (UTLBREAK), half-width backslashes in data joined to the file may be converted to half-width yen symbols.

Severity level

A: critical

Affected versions

Ver.10.2.0

Modified version

Ver.10.2.0A

Condition to reproduce

This phenomenon occurs when all of the following conditions are met:

• "I" (IBM Kanji) is specified for Code Set for Transfer (CS4TRNSFR) in the System Environment Settings

• One of the following is specified for the EBCDIC Set parameter (CODESET) of the the Joined File Break program when splitting a joined file:

  0:

  Autoconfiguration

  E:

  Japan (Latin) for IBM

  F:

  Japan (Latin) Extended for IBM

  H:

  Japan (Katakana) Extended for IBM

  Unspecified

   

• On the host that joined the file, the specification of Code Set for Transfer or Kanji Code Type is "8" (UTF-8)

• The joined file data contains half-width backslashes

Alternative workaround

None

Status description

Half-width backslashes are correctly converted as half-width backslashes.