Re: Problem in pwd validation program -- MIDRANGE-L

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sjl wrote:

<<SNIP>>

We are testing our new password validation program, and have
found a difference in the way that the program works when
executed via green-screen versus from a GUI panel.

The value of 'length of new password' (and 'length of old
password') passed by the exit point to the password validation
program doubles when it is executed via the iSeries Access GUI
panel for changing the password (via Navigator or when starting a
5250 session, when the password is expired or about to expire).

For example, if I enter a new password of AAAAAAAA on the green
screen CHGPWD, the variable LenOFNEW has a value of 8, but if I
enter AAAAAAAA on the GUI password change screen, LenOFNEW has a
value of 16.

See code example and description of the problem here:
http://code.midrange.com/b5e4e02b63.html

Surely the difference is explained by the associated CCSID for each of the character strings; i.e. the password from the GUI is presumably an ASCII CCSID, and the password on the server will be an EBCDIC CCSID.

Regards, Chuck

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