Re: Problem in pwd validation program

[Scott Klement <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The docs state that the "length of password" fields are lengths measured 
in *bytes* (not characters!).   So perhaps the GUI interfaces are giving 
you double-byte characters or 16-bit unicode characters?  So that 
there's 2 bytes per character?

Check the CCSID you're receiving...


sjl wrote:
> (not sure where this belongs, posted to both RPG400-L and Midrange-L)
>
> Perplexing problem -
>
> (V5R4M0)
>
> 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
>
> - sjl
>