You may wish to display the trapped error messages in case they provide
a clue. REXX code like:
   Do i = 1 to delete.0
     Say delete.i
     End i
or equivalent after the unsuccessful deletes.
There are a number of possible causes.

Bill

On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 14:01:46 -0700, Howard Rifkind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>I’m trying to delete the following datasets via a z/OS REXX exec as shown
below.
>
>The trace is showing an RC=8.  The datasets are properly allocated and I
own them via my HLQ.
>
>Any idea what’s going on, why they don’t get deleted?  Any help will be
appreciated.
>
>Thanks
>
>Display from 3.4:
>E18823.SYSPROG.VMFTPRX.OPERLOG.INPUT         Info - S          OPTSO1
>E18823.SYSPROG.VMFTPRX.OPERLOG.OUTPUT                          OPTSO1
>
>
>.    13 *-* CALL DEL_FILES
>.    66 *-*  DEL_FILES:
>.    67 *-*  LISTIT = OUTTRAP('DELETE.')
>.    68 *-*  SAY '= = = = >>>>' LISTIT
>.= = = = >>>> DELETE.
>.    69 *-*  ADDRESS "TSO" "DELETE
'E18823.SYSPROG.VMFTPRX."||FUNCTION||".INPUT'
>.       >>>    "DELETE 'E18823.SYSPROG.VMFTPRX.OPERLOG.INPUT'"
>.       +++ RC(8) +++
>.    70 *-*  ADDRESS "TSO" "DELETE
'E18823.SYSPROG.VMFTPRX."||FUNCTION||".OUTPUT
>.       >>>    "DELETE 'E18823.SYSPROG.VMFTPRX.OPERLOG.OUTPUT'"
>.       +++ RC(8) +++
>.    71 *-*  X = OUTTRAP('OFF')
>.    72 *-*  SAY '= = = = >>>>' X
>.= = = = >>>> OFF
>.    73 *-*  RETURN
>.    14 *-* SAY '= = = = >>>> DEL_FILES & DEL_FILES PROCEDURE COMPLETE'
>.= = = = >>>> DEL_FILES & DEL_FILES PROCEDURE COMPLETE
>.    15 *-* EXIT
>

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