I have seen programs get a non-zero return in the filestatus from open (maybe 4 indicating prior access abended) and choose to abend themselves even though the implicit VERIFY was done. In that case, the external pre- verify is the shortcut to not changing the source to allow a 4 on open. I prefer to change the source than add extra steps to jobs when they are not necessary.
On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 08:25:46 -0700, Ron Hawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Amaln, > >VSAM imlicitly does a VERIFY as part of OPEN. Is the program with the ABEND >actually abending, or are you just getting the messages saying the file was >left opened (the messages are from verify). > >Perhaps you should post the messages or the abend info. > >Ron > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
