It's a way to ensure that operating staff notice the error. There is also the problem that even correct execution of steps can give RC > 0, even RC >> 4. (Especially from utilities...) If You use products like OPC this can make the life *extremely* complicated...
Many years of experience have shown that the abend method of signalling errors to the operating is the most secure way. Regards, Thomas Berg __________________________________________ Thomas Berg Specialist IT-U SWEDBANK > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > Från: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] För Rob Schramm > Skickat: den 15 september 2009 16:54 > Till: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Ämne: Re: Java Batch und JCL (DSN Disposition) > > I always thought that abending a cobol program was a lame > duck method. > Bringing that practice into JAVA seems equally lame duck. > Handle the dang issue or put the offending records off into > an exception file and get on about processing. Set a code... > send an e-mail. > > Just my 2 cents. <shields activated for defense of > application coders> > > Cheers, > Rob Schramm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access > instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the > message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at > http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
