Softcopy

• Incorrect softcopy index on z/OS DVD Collection
• Error in menu for program that installs softcopy tools
• Some PDF files on the OS/390 V2R10 PDF Collection cannot be opened using Adobe Acrobat 3.2
• Problems opening a PDF file on the OS/390 V2R10 PDF Collection
• Some PDF files on the z/OS V1R1 Collection cannot be opened using Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
• A book file on the z/OS V1R1 Collection is missing 10 chapters
• A book file on the Messages and Codes Collection is missing 10 chapters
• IBM Softcopy Reader issues error message "Did not find directory name" and does not read book file
• Cross-book linking for older books

 Incorrect softcopy index on z/OS DVD Collection

• On the March 2001 z/OS DVD Collection (SK3T-4271-00), the BookManager versions of the softcopy collection index are incomplete and backlevel. These files are SCINDEX.BOO and EZ2ZDB11.BOO. Due to a formatting error, the files are missing information about the specific content of the collection and they state that the IBM Library Readers are shipped on the collection. All other formats of the softcopy collection index are correct (SCINDEX.HTM, PDF, and TXT). We will correct this problem on the June 2001 edition.

 Error in menu for program that installs softcopy tools

• On the March 2001 collections containing the SCTOOLS.EXE program, there is an error on the main menu. The third option, "Install shortcuts to softcopy index," mistakenly invokes the program to install the Java Runtime Environment. If you want to install the shortcuts to the softcopy collection index, use the second option from the main menu instead:"Install or update softcopy tools." Then, on the Softcopy Tools Selection Menu, select "Install shortcuts for softcopy collection index." We plan to correct the SCTOOLS.EXE program on the June 2001 collections.

  These are the affected collections:

  • z/OS V1R1 Collection, SK3T-4269-00
  • z/OS Softcopy Products Collection, SK3T-4270-00
  • z/OS V1R1 and Software Products DVD Collection, SK3T-4271-00
  • z/OS SecureWay Security Server RACF Collection, SK3T-4272-00
  • z/OS Licensed Product Library, LK3T-4307-00
  • OS/390 Collection, SK2T-6700-20
  • Messages and Codes Collection, SK2T-2068-30

 Some PDF files on the OS/390 V2R10 PDF Collection cannot be opened using Adobe Acrobat 3.2

• On the March 2001 edition of the OS/390 V2R10 PDF Collection (SK2T-6718-11), the following files cannot be opened using Adobe Acrobat 3.2:
  • F1AP1011SC31-8573-02 OS/390 V2R10.0 IBM CS SNA Programming
  • F1AF4001SC31-8726-01 OS/390 V2R10.0 CS IP Configuration Reference
  The files can be opened using Adobe Acrobat 4.0. The collection includes a copy of Adobe Acrobat 4.05 for Windows. To upgrade your version of Adobe Acrobat, insert either disc from the collection into your CD-ROM drive. If autorun is enabled on your computer and you have a browser installed, the softcopy collection index is automatically displayed. Go to the tab for "Install Acrobat Reader" and follow the instructions. Or, you can install the Windows version of the reader by running ar405eng.exe from the root directory on the disc. To install a different version of the reader, go to the Adobe Web site.

  Problems opening a PDF file on the OS/390 V2R10 PDF Collection

• On the March 2001 edition of the OS/390 V2R10 PDF Collection (SK2T-6718-11), if you try to view the following PDF file from a CD using Adobe Acrobat 3, Acrobat issues error messages and does not display the book:
  • F1AA2032.PDFGC31-8514-06 OS/390 V2R10.0 IBM Communications Server IP User's Guide

  The file can be viewed with no problems from the CD using Acrobat 4, on the OS/390 Internet library, and from the IBM Publications Center.

  We plan to provide a corrected file on the December 2001 edition of the collection.

 Some PDF files on the z/OS V1R1 Collection cannot be opened using Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.

• On the March 2001 edition of the z/OS V1R1 Collection (SK3T-4269-00), the following PDF files cannot be opened under Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0:
  • F1A1C800.PDFSC31-8784-00 z/OS V1R1.0 Communications Server IP Messages Vol 2 (EZB)
  • F1A1C900.PDFSC31-8785-00 z/OS V1R1.0 Communications Server IP Messages Vol 3 (EZY)
  • F1A1D100.PDFSC31-8786-00 z/OS V1R1.0 Communications Server IP Messages Vol 4 (EZZ-SNM)

  The files can be opened under previous levels of Adobe Acrobat Reader, although depending on the platform, the reader might detect and fix errors before opening the files. The collection includes a copy of Adobe Acrobat 4.05 for Windows that you can install. To install a different version of the reader, go to the Adobe Web site.

  This problem will be fixed on the June 2001 update of the z/OS V1R1 Collection.

• In addition, the following PDF file cannot be opened:
  • ISPZUG00.PDFSC34-4822-00 z/OS V1R1.0 ISPF User's Guide Volume I

  A corrected file is available on the z/OS Internet Library,and will be included on the September edition of the collection.

 A book file on the z/OS V1R1 Collection is missing 10 chapters

• On the March and June 2001 editions of the z/OS V1R1 Collection (SK3T-4269-00 and -01), the BOOK file for z/OS V1R1.0 DFSMSdfp Diagnosis Reference (GY27-7618-00, DGT2R100) in the DGT2BK01 bookshelf is missing the last 10 chapters. The PDF file is complete. The problem BOOK file has been replaced by a corrected file (GY27-7618-01, DGT2R101) in the bookshelf DGT2BK02 on the z/OS V1R2 Collection (SK3T-4269-02, available on 10/26/01). You can view and download the corrected book on the z/OS Internet library site.

 A book file on the Messages and Codes Collection is missing 10 chapters

• On the March 2001 edition of the Messages and Codes Collection (SK2T-2068-30), the BOOK file for z/OS V1R1.0 DFSMSdfp Diagnosis Reference (GY27-7618-00, DGT2R100) in the EZ2MZ100 bookshelf is missing the last 10 chapters. A corrected BOOK file (GY27-7618-01, DGT2R101) is available in the bookshelf EZ2MZ200 in the October edition of the collection (available on 10/26/01). You can view and download the corrected book on the z/OS Internet library site.

 IBM Softcopy Reader issues error message "Did not find directory name" and does not read book file.

• If you installed the IBM Softcopy Reader from a March 2001 or earlier collection, and defined only directories on your CD-ROM drive to the Softcopy Reader, you might not be able to read some book files, such as book files on an Internet site, if you don't have a disc in the CD-ROM drive. When the Softcopy Reader is unable to find any of the user-defined directories, it issues the error message "Did not find directory name", where name is the name of a user-defined directory, and does not read the book file. We are planning to provide a corrected copy of the Softcopy Reader in the June collections. Meanwhile, you can avoid this error by defining a directory on your hard drive to the Softcopy Reader. For example, you might define c:\temp to the Softcopy Reader if that identifies a directory on your hard drive. The directory does not have to include any book files or shelves, it just has to exist. To define a directory to the Softcopy Reader, bring up the BookShelf Organizer, then select "Edit", then "User Defined Directories". If you get the "Did not find directory name" message when you try to bring up the BookShelf Organizer, and the directory it names is on your CD-ROM drive, put a disc that contains the missing directory in the drive, and try again.

 Cross-book linking for older books

• Cross-book links might not work from old, unchanged books to more recent books. Many bookshelves contain a mix of recent softcopy books and some older softcopy books. Most old softcopy books containing cross-book links are not updated to point to more recent editions of the books they link to. As a result, the links work only for the specific back-level editions that the links point to. When you open one of these old softcopy books from a bookshelf that does not contain the back-level editions the links point to, the links to these back-level books fail.

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