> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of McKown, John
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Chase, John
> >
> > Hi, all,
> >
> > Doing some pre-migration cleanup and have encountered one obsolete
> > dataset that just won't go away. "Normal" delete attempts give RC=8
> > and diagnostic data x'04060020' from DADSM, which according to
> > DFSMSdfp Diagnosis means:
> >
> > "Verification of SMS flags failed; caller indicates data set is not
> > SMS-managed, but FMT4 DSCB indicates that it is an SMS volume. This
> > error might be caused by a damaged catalog entry. Issuing the
> > recatalog command might clear this error."
> >
> > Well, RECATALOG didn't work, either. I can DELETE NOSTRATCH and
> > DEFINE NVSAM for it all day, but can't get the dataset out of the VTOC
> > without using "gymnastics" I haven't learned yet.
> >
> > How best to get rid of this relic dataset?
>
> It's been too long for me, but have you tried a DELETE dsn
> NVR FILE(ddname)? Or VVR instead of NVR for a VSAM dataset.
Fantastic! Not only did that work, but as soon as I read it the "light"
came on.
-jc-
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