On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 1:31 PM, Don Poitras <[email protected]> wrote: > I resisted learning IPCS for years. I'd be in deep trouble without > it today. For LE programs, you get the best of both SYSUDUMP (you > can see all the storage you may need) and CEEDUMP (IP VERBX LEDATA > gives you the same stuff.) So _my_ best practice is: > > //SYSMDUMP DD DISP=SHR,FREE=CLOSE,DSN=user.SYSMDUMP > > (the FREE=CLOSE bit is needed if you have recursive abends. Usually > only the first is interesting.) > <snip>
> -- > Don Poitras - SAS Development - SAS Institute Inc. - SAS Campus Drive > [email protected] (919) 531-5637 Cary, NC 27513 > I must somewhat disagree, or perhaps just partially. IPCS is great. I really like it. But for "batch cycle" jobs, I would strongly recommend a product which is "user friendly" such as AbendAid. In most case, these products present the data in such a way that any programmer can easily see what happened and how to fix it. Now, for stuff that _I_ look at, I love SYSMDUMP type dumps and using IPCS. Also, personally, I usually get enough information from the CEEDUMP to figure out what really happened and how to fix it. -- The temperature of the aqueous content of an unremittingly ogled culinary vessel will not achieve 100 degrees on the Celsius scale. Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
