Just replied the BDW was more than blksize allocation on 3.2 I just
increased that look out for my post vb i/o explained

Thanks




On Wed, Jan 14, 2026 at 10:22 AM Schmitt, Michael <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Some ideas...
>
> Verify that the length of the block is correct on disk, it should be same
> as BDW. Here's an example of a single VB LRECL=84 record with 4 bytes of
> data (TEST). It shows that the block length is 12:
>
> CYL-HD-REC 0000044 07 000       Extent 1   of 1       Col 1        Format
> HEX
> Volume V9W008 7109 3390     DSNAME TTPJMSS.VBIOERR
>                                                           Search limit *
> Rec Type  Len
> ----+----10---+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6
> ************** Begin of track  CYL:44    HD:7
> *********************************
> 1  DATA    12 CHAR ········TEST
>               ZONE 00000000ECEE
>               NUMR 0C0008003523
>                  1 ----+----1--
>
> Some error messages will go to the output of your TSO session's job, look
> in SDSF or equivalent. Your site may be using a message class that is not
> visible, so if so, change the message class.
>
> Make sure the ISPF log is enabled (Settings > Log/List > Log Data set
> defaults, primary pages needs to be > 0. After the problem, view the log in
> 7.5.
>
> Some messages go to SYSOUT or SYSPRINT, make sure both are allocated to
> the terminal.
>
> You may need to get ISPF to produce a dump. Make sure you have the
> appropriate dump DDs allocated, and in Settings > Environ > Environ
> Settings, select "Enable a dump for a subtask abend when not in ISPF TEST
> mode". Or, it may be sufficient to run your test from Dialog Test, because
> that puts you in test mode.
>
> Or, can you send us the problem file?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf
> Of Joseph Reichman
> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2026 1:17 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: I/O error in ISPF in VB file
>
> Hi
>
> I have a VB file that I use bsam to write to
>
> The RDW contains length of record + 4
>
> BDW contains the RDW + 4 as there is only one record
>
> The write and check come back ok
>
> However trying to browse this file in ISPF
>
>
> I get an I/O error
>
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