>PRINTDCB DCB DSORG=PS,MACRF=(PM),RECFM=VBA,LRECL=137, + > EXLST=DUMMYADR,EROPT=ACC,DCBE=PRDCBE > >PRDCBE DCBE RMODE31=NONE, + > SYNAD=DCBSYNEX
I'm missing the DDNAME parameter on the DCB. Does this mean you let DYNALLOC assing one for you and you then move it to the DCB before the OPEN? If so, any chance something is wrong with this code? Any chance you're trying to open the data set twice? That is one of the reasons you might get RC=8. Peter Hunkeler CREDIT SUISSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

