> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 12:54 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Cobol and SMS question > > In <listserv%201104120954300581.0...@bama.ua.edu>, on 04/12/2011 > at 09:54 AM, Paul Gilmartin <paulgboul...@aim.com> said: > > >Doesn't this require also that the programmer provide an exit to > >divert the ABEND S%13 which otherwise results from an OPEN failure > >and causes program termination. > > Your question has an assumption contrary to fact. There is no Sx13 > ABEND for a missing DD statement. > > TM DCBOFLGS,DCBOFOPN > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT
Right. IIRC, the Sx13 abend happens when there is a DD, but there is something "wrong" with it. Like OPEN for INPUT on a member which does not exist in the PDS. Or invalid or missing DCB information (eg: LRECL=80,RECFM=FB,BLKSIZE=90 in the JCL). Or "dataset not on volume". -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
