I found the error. The X was missing in the PATCH: PATCH(X'00000088' X'00000002')
Thanks Alan & Randall for answering my post. Thanks. -------------------------------------------- On Thu, 7/24/14, willie bunter <williebun...@yahoo.com> wrote: Subject: Re: DFHSM QUESTION - FIXCDS - PARSE ERROR To: "IBM Mainframe Discussion List" <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> Received: Thursday, July 24, 2014, 4:48 AM Alan, I verified the output from AUDIT DATASETCONTROLS(BACKUP) NOFIX and this is what is shows: /*ERR 36 BACKUP VERSION ENTRY HSM.BACK.T132322.OC1.V2R3.I3255 CONTAINS 00000,SHOULD CONTAIN 002 */ /* FIXCDS B OC1.V2R3.SA23.EGVPS21.OPTIONS VERIFY(X'00000088' X'00000000' PATCH(X'00000088' X'00000002') */ Perhaps I have it coded wrong in my job? Randall, I tried your suggestion by adding the + however I got the same result. -------------------------------------------- On Wed, 7/23/14, Alan Field <alan_c_fi...@bluecrossmn.com> wrote: Subject: Re: DFHSM QUESTION - FIXCDS - PARSE ERROR To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Received: Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 11:23 AM more likely this is not correct : PATCH(X'00000088' '00000002') Alan Field Technical Engineer Principal BCBS Minnesota Phone: 651.662.3546 Mobile: 651.428.8826 From: "Gross, Randall [PRI-1PP]" <randy.gr...@primerica.com> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU, Date: 07/23/2014 13:20 Subject: Re: DFHSM QUESTION - FIXCDS - PARSE ERROR Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> Maybe + instead of - for continuation? -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of willie bunter Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 1:50 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: DFHSM QUESTION - FIXCDS - PARSE ERROR Hallo To All I am trying to run the following command via batch job but I am getting the parse error. I tried all sorts of ways but I keep failing. //STEP001 EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01 //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSTSPRT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSTSIN DD * HSEND FIXCDS B OC1.V2R3.SA23.EGVPS21.OPTIONS - VERIFY(X'00000088' X'00000000') - PATCH(X'00000088' '00000002') ARC1001I FIXCDS B OC1.V2R3.SA23.EGVPS21.OPTIONS - COMMAND FAILED, RC=0005, ARC1001I (CONT.) REAS=0004 ARC1605I COMMAND HAD PARSE ERROR The dsn name is correct as reported on the FIXCDS report: FIXCDS B OC1.V2R3.SA23.EGVPS21.OPTIONS VERIFY(X'00000088' X'00000000') PATCH(X'00000088' X'00000002') Could someone suggest how I can get over this hump? Thanks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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