Re: Windows XP SP2 support for legacy apps

From: Malke (malke_at_nospoonnotreally.com)
Date: 10/27/04 

Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 06:11:05 -0700

Akinnubi_oke wrote:

> I seriously need help. There is a mug shot application I run with IBM
> Client Access V5R2 to display pictures located on remote AS400. By
> design the mug shot application retrieves data from AS400 and while
> doing so creates a temp file on AS400, downloads data to the local
> machine only to go back and delete the temp file on the remote
> machine. The graphical part of the data is then displayed in client
> access. The latest version of the mug shot app. works well with SP1
> but won't display graphics in SP2 but still downloads the data
> including the graphic. An earlier version runs well on SP2.
>
> I have been told that SP2 does not allow the mug shot program to go
> back and delete the temp file on AS400 and as such Client Access will
> not be able to display the graphical content of the retrieved data.
> What can I do? This is holding me back from ugrading fully to SP2.

Who told you this? IBM Client Access tech support? Did their tech
support person indicate that IBM would be patching their Client Access
software or finding a workaround?

Malke 

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