Dave
This response is also taking into account other responses in this thread.
I'm glad you are now working mainly with help from John McKown.
I have just dealt with a very similar message-based issue, specifically
relating
to Language Environment codes, with a customer and also in the ibmtcp-l list.
Let us review how you could have been more self-sufficient.
The starting point is what the system gave you: message CEE5101C.
As Peter Hunkeler pointed out, even if you know all of the component-
identifying letters, the easiest way to find your way to an explanation is the
IBM LookAt! web page.
Thus, for CEE5101C, we find:
<quote>
1.513 CEE5101C
CEE5101C During initialization, the callable service BPX1MSS failed. The
system return code was return_code; the reason code was
reason_code. The application will be terminated.
Explanation: The callable service BPX1MSS failed with return code return_code
and reason code reason_code because the application was not authorized to
use UNIX System Services.
Programmer Response: Contact your system administrator to have the id
registered with UNIX System Services to use these services. See z/OS UNIX
System Services Programming: Assembler Callable Services Reference for the
appropriate action to take for this return code and reason code. Consult with
your UNIX System Services support personnel if necessary.
System Action: The application is terminated.
Symbolic Feedback Code: CEE4VD
</quote>
So I'd be inclined to say that the "key" was just finding the explanation of
the
message in the manual.
John McKown offered a short-cut based on having spotted an 8-character
hexadecimal string in the message text. No doubt in his sleep he can now
perform the trick of using BPXMTEXT in order to translate such a string into
what the developer at least considers is English.
The labour-intensive alternative to using BPXMTEXT for the "reason code" text
is simply to follow-up what the online version of the message offers and follow
the link to the suggested manual.
I have to admit that there is a bit of stupidity here requiring a bit of
confidence in following links.
The manual to which you are directed is z/OS UNIX System Services
Programming: Assembler Callable Services Reference. This does not look quite
so helpful at first glance. What you need to do is pluck up some courage and
look for likely headings in the Contents. It is to be hoped that your eye
quickly
spots "Return_Code" and "Reason_Code".
The nonsense is that you find yourself directed to yet another manual where
the golden keys are to be found: z/OS UNIX System Services Messages and
Codes in both cases, wouldn't you know?
You are now allowed, soto voce of course, to express your disgust at having
so pointlessly to look up, albeit with the click of a mouse, two manuals when
one would have sufficed.
The golden keys are:
"return code was 0000000156"
>From "3.0 Return Codes (Errnos) Listed by Value"
Decimal Value: 156
Hexadecimal Value: 9C
Return Code: EMVSINITIAL
Description: Process Initialization error.
and
"reason code was 0B0C00FA"
>From "4.2 Reason Codes"
Value: 00FA
Description:
JRSAFGroupNoOMVS
The current group does not have a GID defined in the OMVS segment.
Action: Create an OMVS segment with a GID.
QED!
Chris Mason
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