Which is what OA38328 is an attempt to resolve. Works just fine on LPALSTxx and other members which is what the OP could have used.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Skip Robinson Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 11:25 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: z/OS IPL Issue My favorite hot button is itching...The underlying problem here is one I've trotted out during several user sessions at SHARE: the various members of SYS1.PARMLIB are managed by the various development groups that own them. We as customers tend to view PARMLIB as a single entity. It actually consists of many entities packaged together in a single PDS. While there is some commonality, a syntactic structure (thank you, Noam Chomsky) that's legal in one member will get disastrous results in another. My favorite whassup is the so-called embedded comment: /* PARM123 /* Set system value /* Parm no longer used but left here for reference */ This seemingly innocuous historical note will work fine in some places, but if found in IEASYMxx, NIP will issue a WTOR demanding respecification. In order to subject all PARMLIB members to a single set of syntactic rules, all participating development cats would have to be herded into a one big room with no windows and all doors locked. Even I would not want the job of herder-in-charge. . . JO.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 626-302-7535 Office 323-715-0595 Mobile jo.skip.robin...@sce.com From: Lizette Koehler <stars...@mindspring.com> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU, Date: 10/21/2013 07:53 AM Subject: Re: z/OS IPL Issue Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> Only if the data set that was missing was really needed. Not sure what the OP list looked like or what might have followed the incorrect comment card. So, best guess is there was something important. Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Jake anderson > Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 7:48 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: z/OS IPL Issue > > Lizette, > > Apology If my thoughts are different. Does the wait state 064 really has to do > anything with the wrong syntax ? > > > On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 6:52 PM, Lizette Koehler > <stars...@mindspring.com>wrote: > > > Just one comment, > > > > When I run into these types of issues, I usually add a comment to that > > member with a warning on how to code things. > > > > You might want to consider adding comments at the end of this member > > explaining how to comment out a line. It may save you or someone else > > in the future - how to avoid any confusion on comments and 064 Wait > > states. > > > > Lizette > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > > > [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler > > > Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 6:13 AM > > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > > Subject: Re: z/OS IPL Issue > > > > > > As you have seen, the syntax rules for LPALST and comments do not > > > follow > > other > > > comment functions. This is probably due to where it is loaded and > > > the > > process has > > > a very strict syntax for the process. > > > > > > So depending on where you put your /* you could have lost many > > > datasets > > that > > > were to be loaded by LPALSTxx. > > > > > > > > > > > > From the Manual > > > > > > Syntax rules for LPALSTxx > > > > > > z/OS V1R12.0 MVS Initialization and Tuning Reference SA22-7592-21 > > > > > > The following rules apply to the creation of LPALSTxx: > > > Comments: On a line, data entered after the last data set name > > > and > > the > > optional > > > comma continuation character is treated as a comment and ignored. > > > > > > A /* is not a recognized comment line in the LPALSTxx member. But > > > you > > could do > > > > > > NAME1, > > > NAME2, > > > NAME3 this ends the list, anything that follows is a comment. > > > Comments follow here. > > > > > > > > > > > > My two cents worth - IBM could clarify the comment process in > > > LPALSTxx a > > bit > > > better as well as provide a nice sample of how to place comments in > > LPALSTxx. > > > > > > > > > > > > Lizette > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > > > > [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of saurabh khandelwal > > > > Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 2:55 AM > > > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > > > Subject: Re: z/OS IPL Issue > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > In my LPALST member, while adding dataset for CICS 5.1 > > > > , rather > > > then > > > > removing entry for older CICS 4.2, I simply commented CICS 4.2 > > > > dataset > > > line like > > > > below. > > > > > > > > /* SYS1.CICS41.SDFHLPA, > > > > > > > > > > > > And added CICS 5.1 dataset SYS1.CICS51.SDFHLPA. I think, this is > > > > only > > > reason > > > > for this 064 wait code. But at last problem resolved. Thanks for > > > > all > > > help. > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > Saurabh > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 6:30 PM, Peter Relson <rel...@us.ibm.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > >Problem has been resolved. The issue was with syntax issue in > > > > > >LPALST parmlib member . > > > > > > > > > > Can you please explain exactly what the issue was? A syntax > > > > > error in LPALST will not ordinarily result in a program check > > > > > WAIT 064 unless it meant that your LPALST did not have a data > > > > > set that the system requires during IPL. > > > > > > > > > > Peter Relson > > > > > z/OS Core Technology Design > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Thanks & Regards > > > > Saurabh Khandelwal > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
