Microsoft KB Archive/890641

= FIX: SCS control codes for PPM may not be correctly read in Host Integration Server 2000 and in Host Integration Server 2004 =

Article ID: 890641

Article Last Modified on 12/4/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
SNA Character String (SCS) control codes for page presentation media (PPM) may not be correctly read in Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 and in Host Integration Server 2004. After you upgrade from Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 to Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 or to Host Integration Server 2004, you may receive blank pages when you try to print a page. Additionally, an internal trace may show the following errors:
 * Bad DataStream
 * Unrecognized SCS sequence



CAUSE
This problem occurs when you receive LU1 print data that contains PPM that has a valid but meaningless length value. For example, valid lengths values are 2 to 12, decimal. However, only the following length values have a meaning:
 * 2
 * 5
 * 6
 * 10

Therefore, if the length value does not have a meaning, the data is rejected and is not printed.



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

328152 How to obtain the latest service pack for Host Integration Server 2000

Hotfix information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name --  07-Dec-2004  19:56  5.0.0.1012         20,752  Msg5250.dll 07-Dec-2004 19:56  5.0.0.1012        250,128  Ppd3270.dll 07-Dec-2004 19:56  5.0.0.1012        139,536  Ppd5250.dll 07-Dec-2004 19:56  5.0.0.1012         49,424  Prmngext.dll 07-Dec-2004 19:55  5.0.0.1012        209,168  Snacfg.dll 07-Dec-2004 19:56  5.0.0.1012         24,848  Snaxlt.dll 07-Dec-2004 19:56  5.0.0.1012        282,896  Winvprt.dll 07-Dec-2004 19:56  5.0.0.1012         57,616  Pdfcomp.exe 07-Dec-2004 19:56  5.0.0.1012         94,480  Snaprint.exe

Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix that contains the previous files may also contain additional files.

Host Integration Server 2004
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name --  08-Dec-2004  04:24  6.0.1917.0         29,184  Msg5250.dll 08-Dec-2004 04:24  6.0.1917.0         39,424  Pdfcomp.exe 08-Dec-2004 04:24  6.0.1917.0        184,320  Ppd3270.dll 08-Dec-2004 04:24  6.0.1917.0         93,184  Ppd5250.dll 08-Dec-2004 04:24  6.0.1917.0         33,280  Prmngext.dll 08-Dec-2004 04:24  6.0.1917.0        167,936  Snacfg.dll 08-Dec-2004 04:24  6.0.1917.0         61,440  Snaprint.exe 08-Dec-2004 04:24  6.0.1917.0         12,288  Snaxlt.dll 08-Dec-2004 04:24  6.0.1917.0        195,072  Winvprt.dll

Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix that contains the previous files may also contain additional files.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 Service Pack 2.

Additional query words: HIS2000 HIS2004

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB890641

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