I found this reference in the COBOL for MVS Migration Guide: On OS/390 and MVS, dump output is directed to SYSUDUMP, SYSMDUMP, or SYSABEND. On other systems, VS COBOL II run-time dump output is directed to SYSABOUT . (Note, SYSABOUT is not used under Language Environment, even for VS COBOL II programs.) Cliff McNeill
> Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:04:27 -0500> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: > History question: //SYSABOUT DD statement> To: [email protected]> > On > Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:53:12 -0500, Chase, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > >Hi, All,> >> >I can't remember what the //SYSABOUT DD statement was for > (doing a> >little "cleanup" here). Didn't it have something to do with OS/VS> > >COBOL? Or was it "long-ago" MVS-specific?> >> >We seem to have more than a > few of them......> >> >TIA,> >> > -jc-> > I found a reference to it in "VS > COBOL II: Application Programming Guide for> MVS and CMS".> > <quote>> Unless > you have specified the NOSTAE run-time option, the SYSABOUT data> set will > contain the following abend information upon abend:> > The name of each COBOL > program in the run unit> The compilation date and time of each COBOL program > in the run unit> Pointer to the TGT for the current program> Contents of base > locators for files and for Working-Storage> Contents of base locators for > Linkage Section> Contents of base locators for variably located areas> > Contents of indexes used in the program> > If you need this type of > information, it is important to define the> SYSABOUT data set. Supply a DD > statement in the JCL stream for SYSABOUT:> > </quote>> > --> John> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> 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> _________________________________________________________________ Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn “10 hidden secrets” from Jamie. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
