Runtime Error 1215 Occurs When IMS Transaction Program Name is All Numeric Characters

ID: Q228503

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

COM Transaction Integrator returns a runtime error (1215) to the client application and writes the following entry to the application event log.

Event ID: 102
Source: COMTI
Type: Error
Category: General

(102) COM Transaction Integrator reported the following exception to the client:


Component: LLLLLLLL.IIIIIIII.1
Method: MMMMMMMM

Exception description:
(1215) The COM Transaction Integrator component library property 22 is missing or corrupted. Use Component Builder to create a new copy of the component library.
In the above event log data, LLLLLLLL is the component library name, IIIIIIII is the interface name, and MMMMMMMM is the method name.


CAUSE

The Transaction Program name, as defined using the COMTI Component Builder, is specified with all numeric characters.


RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft SNA Server version 4.0 service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

File name Date Time
Readlib.dll 04/13/99 08:56:43

NOTE: Because of file dependencies, the most recent fix that contains the above files may also contain additional files.

NOTE: If this product was already installed on your computer when you purchased it from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and you need this fix, please call the Pay Per Incident number listed on the above Web site. If you contact Microsoft to obtain this fix, and if it is determined that you only require the fix you requested, no fee will be charged. However, if you request additional technical support, and if your no-charge technical support period has expired, or if you are not eligible for standard no-charge technical support, you may be charged a non-refundable fee.

For more information about eligibility for no-charge technical support, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q154871 Determining If You Are Eligible for No-Charge Technical Support


WORKAROUND

Place one or more alphabetic characters in the Transaction Program name.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in COM Transaction Integrator for CICS and IMS, version 4.0 SP2.

Additional query words: 


Keywords          : 
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0 SP2,4.0SP2
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 2, 1999