On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 08:55:35 -0500 Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: :>Robert A. Rosenberg wrote: :>> At 16:20 -0500 on 08/25/2006, Mark wrote about Re: VSAM CLOSE failure :>> problem:
:>>> Charles, :>>> When I issue the close request, I do indeed still have the ACB in :>>> core. The SHOWCB ERROR as noted in the docs return the same info as :>>> the acberflg. :>>> So as far as I can tell, VSAM is returning an RC of 4, but zero :>>> error value. A combination which is not documented. :>>> So either I'm missing some documentation, or DFSMS is returning a bad :>>> error value. :>>> Any more ideas? :>> Are you closing them one at a time or all 4 in the same close. If the :>> latter, try closing them one at at time and see if it helps (or :>> returns better tracking results). :>I am indeed closing them one at a time. The first ones work, the last :>one doesn't. The last close doesn't know its the last one until after :>the close takes place and I can not find a next control block in the chain. :>I'm going to check that the DEB points to my ACB. It should but I have :>had cases in the past where it didn't because I'd goofed something up on :>the OPEN request. It would be a good idea to get a dump to confirm that the address you are CLOSEing contains an ACB. -- Binyamin Dissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

