What release and how is SMS configured? Long ago in a galaxy far away it was the user's responsibility to write an EOF on a new PS dataset before trying to read it. IEFBR14 isn't relevant here.
I find it surprising for a developer to run into that on a modern system. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Holst, Jeffrey A [000002366bf64af9-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu] Sent: Friday, August 27, 2021 3:14 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: End of file? A developer is having an issue with a program. The odd thing is that if he reruns the job it works. One thing worthy of note is that the input is 2 concatenated sequential datasets. The second one is empty. I am thinking that at one time I read that if a data set is allocated (IEFBR14 perhaps) but has yet to be opened it will be missing the end of file indicator, which can cause problems for a program that reads it. Am I remembering correctly, or is my old brain making this up? Hey, I'm 70 I have an excuse if my memory is failing. Jeffrey Holst Infrastructure Configuration Consultant Technology and Operations, Shared Services PNC Bank Columbus Whitehall Service Center 1 4661 E Main St Columbus, OH 43213 (614) 856-5443 jeffrey.ho...@pnc.com<mailto:jeffrey.ho...@pnc.com> Mainframe "One-Stop-Shop" (REQUEST FORMs, online manuals, training, etc...) https://secure-web.cisco.com/1JBl8DKwIGkU2pcBxvueDk9B7GvtrNFisAJI-z3GSSOatND0bOZ8wv4XFAUHjlk3R6KdpnoUn74JSlAETcDxw4p-pENa2l3lIb8_9BvbZkjDJPkaGMZ5BxKpprFVCVQAo0dFIEZmPTEqDmsNT6upzl_7ef_pfAqmbQIKtEb8fC8-fFoYRXEo0mt-PejsmI8eea5cwWBQxSqNw30EN7EAUIk5GH6naYMUweD8VP0jhaD9SIBC_XQTIozALFACnlXSzOzb15-yifRiP-ejzvBhCICMFlIUYOXCfybh9Le2KEhWR37PftjMoiYK3XOZ-ViV_ElD_WBrHNI10jebG0B7g-Dpgu2gRbMfw5wk7hwY4I6-o_gypgObiC_6l3bvJbxP1imKuRBQlOFeeu370WrmreoFbqzl0PB3Uy6Iq2f0F3-k/https%3A%2F%2Fcollab.pncint.net%2Fsites%2FDOT%2FZAcademy%2F_layouts%2F15%2Fstart.aspx%23%2FProductPages%2FHome.aspx The contents of this email are the property of PNC. If it was not addressed to you, you have no legal right to read it. If you think you received it in error, please notify the sender. Do not forward or copy without permission of the sender. This message may be considered a commercial electronic message under Canadian law or this message may contain an advertisement of a product or service and thus may constitute a commercial electronic mail message under US law. You may unsubscribe at any time from receiving commercial electronic messages from PNC at http://pages.e.pnc.com/globalunsub/ PNC, 249 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222; pnc.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN