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Provider for Host Files incorrectly interprets COBOL-signed binary fields


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Symptoms

Assume that you use the Provider for Host Files in Microsoft Host Integration Server 2013 to query a particular field under the following conditions:
  • In the Cobol book, the field is defined as PIC S9(4) COMP-4.
  • The field contains a negative value.
  • The field is mapped to a DataType of System.Decimal.

In this situation, the query returns an incorrect value in the form of a very large negative number.  

Note When the value is non-negative, the query works as expected.

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Resolution

Cumulative update information

This update is included in Cumulative Update 2 for Host Integration Server 2013.

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Keywords: kbautohotfix, kbqfe, kbhotfixserver, kbfix, kb

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Article Info
Article ID : 2977131
Revision : 3
Created on : 3/30/2017
Published on : 3/30/2017
Exists online : False
Views : 323