So when get a x 37 type error what happens to the data that’s already written to the file is it intact
Can you close the dataset reallocate and continue Doesn’t sound like it but I guess I can ask Joe Reichman On Tue, Jun 23, 2026 at 9:57 PM Paul Feller < [email protected]> wrote: > As Steve said that is what X37 type software does. The X37 software steps > in to determine if it should try to help recover from a X37 error. Now if > that type of software is not in the cards, then maybe looking at how > datasets are allocated might be a way to help reduce X37 errors. > > If SMS is in the picture, you could look at some type of general rule > around volume count. The down side to that is it takes up room in the TIOT > below the line. If you open/allocate lots of datasets you might run out of > room in the TIOT. If you are pushing all TIOT stuff above the line then > space may not be an issue. > > Keeping with SMS maybe look at dataset allocation stuff. It comes down to > the size of the primary and secondary allocation. Maybe some datasets are > better off with a large primary and small secondary. While other datasets > might work better with a small primary and large secondary. > > As far as I know SMS changes really only come into play during dataset > allocation. Will not help with datasets already allocated. > > Paul > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf > Of Steve Beaver > Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 07:45 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Automating fix for B37 from a recovery program > > What you’re describing and wanting to do is exactly how the product stop X > 37 works > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > No one said I could type with one thumb > > > On Jun 23, 2026, at 19:39, Joseph Reichman < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > I was able to verify what Kurtz Q told me earlier that SDWAGR02 > > Points to the dcb in a recovery program > > > > That being said is it possible I guess via SVC 99 to fix I.e > > reallocate a dataset from a recovery program > > > > Thanks > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email > to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
