On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 12:53:10 +0200, Arie Kremer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi all, > >we use MVS System logger in our products. We compile on OS390 2.10. >One of our customers tried to run it on his OS390 2.8 (we hope it is correct >info). They received return code 8, reason code '840'x after IXGBRWSE from >an empty log. > >This reason code is not documented. >http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg246377.pdf contains the follows: > >*Migration and coexistence* > >Logger macros with the BUFFER64 keyword can be compiled or assembled on a > >z-Architecture mode machine. If you try to execute it on a pre-z/OS V1R6 >system, it will fail > >with return code 8, reason code '840'x (Bad version). > >We do not use BUFFERS64, nor compile on z/OS. > >HELP !!! > Tell the client to get on a supported level of the OS! :-) (just kidding, I realize mnay vendors have to support old OS releases) The doc on the error is right on your own OS/390 2.10 system: BROWSE SYS1.MACLIB(IXGBRWSE) Line 00001792 Col Command ===> Scroll = * * * xxxx0840 08 IXGRSNCODEBADVERSION - * * * * * * EXPLANATION: Environment error. The * * parameter list passed to the service * * routine had an invalid version indicator. * * * * * * ACTION: Ensure the level of MVS * * executing the request and the macro * * library used to compile the invoking * * routine are compatible. * * * * * OS/390 2.8 was able to coexist with OS/390 2.10. Perhaps your client does not have that maintenance (2.10 coexistence) applied on their system. If not, you may need a copy of their macro library. In looking at the macro (which I've never used), perhaps it also has something to do with PLISTVER (see usage note #3). HTH, Mark -- Mark Zelden Sr. Software and Systems Architect - z/OS Team Lead Zurich North America and Farmers Insurance Group mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Programming expert at http://expertanswercenter.techtarget.com/ Mark's MVS Utilities: http://home.flash.net/~mzelden/mvsutil.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
