Softcopy

 Here are the known problems in the June and July 2001 editions of the IBM Online Library.

• Bookshelf on the OS/390 Collection displays order numbers instead of titles
• Some bookshelves contain incorrect book titles
• A book on the z/OS SecureWay Security Server RACF Collection is not listed in the collection booklet
• 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
• A PDF file on the z/OS V1R1 Collection cannot be opened using Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Problems opening a PDF file on the OS/390 V2R10 PDF Collection
• Problems opening PDF files
• Cross-book linking for older books

  Bookshelf on the OS/390 Collection displays order numbers instead of titles

• The titles of books are not displayed on the following bookshelf on the June 2001 edition of the OS/390 Collection, SK2T-6700-21. The book order numbers are displayed instead.
  • DGT1BK33.BKS GC35-0400-03 OS/390 V2R10.0 DFSMS Bookshelf
  The books can still be opened from the bookshelf.

  A corrected bookshelf is available on the OS/390 Internet library and will be included on the September 2001 edition of the collection.

  If you uploaded this bookshelf to a repository from the CD-ROM, you can edit the bookshelf file to correct the problem. There is a left parenthesis before each ST value -- there should be a blank. Edit the uploaded bookshelf file and change all "ST (" to "ST " to eliminate the problem parentheses. You might also have to change a hex'00' in column 3 to a hex'40' (blank).

  Some bookshelves contain incorrect book titles

• When you use certain bookshelves on the June 2001 softcopy collections, you might see a test message instead of the actual title for some books. The problem is in the bookshelves and not in the BOOK files. You will not encounter this problem in the bookshelves available from the Internet (such as the z/OS Internet library or the IBM Publication Center). The bookshelves have been fixed for the Internet and future softcopy collections.

  A book on the z/OS SecureWay Security Server RACF Collection is not listed in the collection booklet

• On the June 2001 edition of the z/OS SecureWay Security Server RACF Collection (SK3T-4272-01), the BookManager and PDF versions of the collection booklet do not list the BookManager and PDF files for z/OS V1R2.0 SecureWay Security Server RACF Macros and Interfaces. The files are named ICHZA310.BOO and ICHZA310.PDF, and are on the collection. They are listed in the HTML collection index.

 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 June 2001 edition of the Messages and Codes Collection (SK2T-2068-31), the BOOK file for z/OS V1R1.0 DFSMSdfp Diagnosis Reference (GY27-7618-00, DGT2R100) in the EZ2MZ102 bookshelf is missing the last 10 chapters. A corrected 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.

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

• The following PDF file cannot be opened:
  • ISPZUG00.PDF  SC34-4822-00   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 October edition of the collection.

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

• On the June 2001 edition of the OS/390 V2R10 PDF Collection, SK2T-6718-12, 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.PDF  GC31-8514-06   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 are not issuing an update to the collection in September. We plan to provide a corrected file on the December 2001 edition.

  Problems opening PDF files

• You might experience difficulties viewing PDF files depending on the level of your Adobe Acrobat Reader and your Windows platform. In some cases the file does not display, while in others you get a message that the file is being repaired and then it displays. If you have problems, try using a different level of the Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can install an Adobe Acrobat Reader from the collection, or you can download them from the Adobe Web site.

  If you are having trouble viewing a PDF file on a CD or the Internet, try downloading the file and viewing it from your hard drive.

 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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