BUG: Windows Taskbar Unavailable During IMS COBOL Import

ID: Q182683

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft COM Transaction Integrator for CICS and IMS version 1.0 included with SNA Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

After starting the Import COBOL Wizard, it may become impossible to view or select the Windows taskbar. This problem occurs after browsing to select the import file. When this problem occurs, the taskbar will not be available until the Import COBOL Wizard has finished running. This problem occurs if both of the following conditions are true:

The taskbar has been set to "Auto hide" mode.
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While the taskbar is hidden, the window for Component Builder, which is being used to create a component library, has been resized to cover the entire monitor screen area, although not actually maximized.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, resize the CB window so that at least a very small portion of the background window is visible. After doing this, the problem will not occur while using the Import COBOL Wizard.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft COM Transaction Integrator for CICS and IMS version 1.0. This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server version 4.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining this Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

   S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: comti task bar

Keywords          : kbbug1.00 CTICB CTIIMS CTIProg 
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

Last Reviewed: June 23, 1998