On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 11:54 AM, Ted MacNEIL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The reply from programming: "We never needed it before! Why > > do we need it just because the VSAM file is OPEN on a > > different system? > > > What happens if the file is not closed 'cleanly' before the job runs? > The 97 will come up then, as well. > > Proper practices mean that you should handle any contingency you are aware > of. > An abend *is* a way of handling a contingency. The original programmer might have wanted to investigate why the file wasn't closed 'cleanly' before his program runs.
The fact that file status '97' has now become 'normal' isn't the fault of the original programmer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
