-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chase, John Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 10:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: SLIP trap for "wild branch"? <snip> Yes and No: It's an ISV application, and is presently running in three different CICSes on two different CPUs: one a z9-BC and the other a z9-EC. In ONE of the CICSes on the z9-BC the program runs correctly. In the other two it branches to "the twilight zone" where CEDF next intercepts an EXEC CICS ENDBR command with a filename of all blanks. Problem is that the program never issues a STARTBR command in the first place. The function of the program (on first invocation) is to display the application's sign-on screen.
Now, in the instance on the z9-EC, CEDF gives an offset of x'61E192' into the x'11108'-byte-long program (thus my conclusion that it's a "wild branch"). In the z9-BC instance, CEDF does not show an offset value. Yet in both cases the "wild branch" goes somewhere where the next CICS command is ENDBR. And CEDF doesn't show "current" registers or PSW when it intercepts an EXEC CICS command.... :-( <snip> Just to be sure that you have checked all the environmental things: Look at the CICS where it runs correctly and then look at the others. If the libraries are different (PDS v. PDSE), different libraries contact in front of the ISV software, etc., then you may have found your problem. Also, check the LE levels and maint between the systems (although it doesn't seem that this is it since you indicate two CICS, one that works and one that doesn't on the same processor -- although they could be in different LPARs...). [Sometimes it really helps to actually be on the scene so as to not ask dumb questions.] Later, Steve Thompson ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
