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-Original Message-
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of
Beesley, Paul
Sent: Tuesday, July 9, 2019 4:42 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: MXG error reading z/OS 2.3 data
Thank you for resp
ntire file with FileAid.
>
> I think MXG is telling untruths 😊
>
> Paul
>
> -Original Message-
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf
> Of Carmen Vitullo
> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2019 4:04 PM
> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
> Subject: Re: MXG error
well.
I can also browse the entire file with FileAid.
I think MXG is telling untruths 😊
Paul
-Original Message-
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of
Carmen Vitullo
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2019 4:04 PM
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: MXG error reading z/OS 2.3 data
Recommend first-opportunity to upgrade SAS to a reasonably supported
version/release and maintenance-level, given SAS 9.1.3 was reduced to very
limited-support level back in 2013 -- also you are likely missing out on key
usability improvements, some of which would naturally occur "under the cove
Beesley, Paul wrote:
>Using MXG 32.04 with SAS 9.1.3, reading a mix of z/OS 2.1 and 2.3 data, I get
>this message and RC=4
>ERROR: FOR FILE SMF, INVALID VBS SEGMENT DETECTED. PROCESSING IS CONTINUING
>TO THE NEXT RECORD.
I have used SAS many moons ago and I certainly remember this badd-a$$ mes
ginal Message -
From: "Ron Hawkins"
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Sent: Monday, July 8, 2019 9:59:40 AM
Subject: Re: MXG error reading z/OS 2.3 data
Paul,
The problem is not SAS or MXG.
It means you have an out-of-sequence or missing segment of a spanned record
in the file.
Discussion List On Behalf Of
Beesley, Paul
Sent: Monday, 8 July 2019 21:34
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: [IBM-MAIN] MXG error reading z/OS 2.3 data
Using MXG 32.04 with SAS 9.1.3, reading a mix of z/OS 2.1 and 2.3 data, I
get this message and RC=4
ERROR: FOR FILE SMF, INVALID VBS SEGMENT DETECTED
Using MXG 32.04 with SAS 9.1.3, reading a mix of z/OS 2.1 and 2.3 data, I get
this message and RC=4
ERROR: FOR FILE SMF, INVALID VBS SEGMENT DETECTED. PROCESSING IS CONTINUING TO
THE NEXT RECORD.
Also tried using MXG 36.04 (which required hotfix 37166 for SAS).
Processed only the 2.3 dataset to