For example, suppose that a file status clause is coded like this. The second character is known as status key2 additional detail. File status 39 cobol file status code lookup and help. Open 38 for sequential and relative files, the file was previously closed with lock. Special programsinitiatives long term care facility. Youll need to program around this by having two select statements, one with random the other with sequential. The netexpress documentation the file handler book confirms that this can be done by setting two program directives viz. Display file status information, a suite of cobol programs. After performing each operation on file it is good practice to check the file status. Why is it necessary that file needs to be opened in io mode for rewrite. This documentation is proprietary information of ca and may not be copied, transferred. Codes beginning with a 1 are considered at end messages, those beginning with a 2 are considered invalid key messages, file status codes beginning with a 3 are considered permanent errors, keys like 4x are logical errors and 9x are implementer defined. File name in program name had a file specified in the assign clause had a record length of 1600.
Cobol, display file status code the following member cblrtnc1. For an open or close statement with the reelunit phrase the referenced file is a nonreel unit medium. A full list of file status codes is given in the chapter file status code tables. While learning the basics of file in cobol, the concepts of both languages should not be corelated.
File status is used to identify the status of each operation that is performed against the file. The io phrase was specified but the file would not support the input and output operations. For an open or close statement with the reelunit phrase the. This program runs sucessfully on an as400 so i know the length is correct. Following are the common file status codes with their description which will help you to resolve the. This ws status data name declares explicitly in working storage section. The file organization specified in a parameter or option must match with that of the. Check for subscript errors, missing dd card, file not opened. File status key values and meanings ibm knowledge center. An open statement was attempted on a file that would not support the open mode specified in the open statement.
The file property specified in a parameter or option must match with that of the physical file. There was an unsuccessful open or close of file name in program name at relative location x17ee. Unless otherwise specified, each file status code can be received for operations on any file organizations in any access mode. Cobol stands for common business oriented language. It primarily used for business, finance and administrative systems for companies. The second machine does and still allows us to check in and out files. Btw these are the same directives we use in our current microsoft cobol 4. Open 37 for sequential and relative files, the specified open mode is not supported by this file open 38 for sequential and relative files, the file was previously closed with lock open39 for sequential and relative files, the file s attributes do not agree with those specified in the program open41 the file is already open. Vendordefined status key 2 meaning for opencobol error.
The following sections contain the rmcobol file status codes and. Hi, you can see all filestatus codes in the doc gnu cobol 2. File status codes to further simplify the transition to veryant, developers can configure the runtime to generate the same file status codes used by micro focus cobol. Before the rewrite is performed, the record must be open and read from the file. Compaq nonstop pathwayits screen cobol reference manual426750001 ix whats new in this manual manual information compaq nonstop pathwayits screen cobol reference manual abstract this manual describes the screen cobol programming language, which compaq nonstop pathwayits application programmers use to write programs that. Now, you typically hear that a coder is one who codes using a coding language. Appendix d intrinsic function list list of all the cobol intrinsic functions supported by netcobol.
Cobol program to read a flat file sequentially and write. The us department of defense, in a conference, formed codasyl conference on data systems language to develop a language for business data processing needs which is now known as cobol. While learning the basics of file in cobol, the concepts of both languages should not be corela. The file status clause monitors the execution of each inputoutput operation for the file. File status codes beginning with a 0 are considered successful execution. Do not operate on a file after it is closed with a lock.
This probably means the length of the file is different than what i have coded for 2. For a read statement, the key value for the current key is equal to the value of that same key in the next record. They were installed at the same time and have been used concurrently since installing. If you do not specify noans85 when compiling, then ansi85 file status codes are produced. The file abeinput has a record lenght of 2 but obviously, unix does not think so. Pbj daily nonnurse staffing cy 2019 q3, averagerating. The record format indicates that the file is a blocked file, but the block size is not a multiple of the record size. File status code overview the ans85 standard provides for a twobyte file status key.
Use the sequential for the initial open output then if that works, close the file then open it using the random. Any mistake in cobol syntax causes the compiler to make an assumption. Ryanmcfarland rm cobol file status codes ibm mainframe status codes. Cobol file status codes file system computer file scribd. Statuscode oracle fusion middleware java api reference for. The extend or output phrase was specified but the file would not support write operations. This chapter explains what file status is and how you can use it in your programs. Vsam return code 35 file status code lookup and help. File status code, return codes for data files and vsam.
Cobol file status status description 00 successful completion 02 indexed files only. If you compile your program with the directive noans85, then ansi74 file status codes are produced. It works very well but if you used libdb before and you check for locking with the file status there is a difference and you have to change your code. Appendix b io status list the values and meanings of the io status codes returned from the execution of inputoutput statements. The ansi74, ansi85 and extended file status codes are given in your error messages. When using ansi74 or ansi85 file status codes, the runtime system returns extended status codes if the extended file status is more specific than what would normally be returned. For information about enabling file status 02 see the accompanying notes. The cobol program which reads a varable record layout file gave file status code as 004. So, rather than return a generic file status, this cobol system returns an extended file status of 9007. When the file status clause is specified, the system moves a value into the file status key data item after each inputoutput operation that explicitly or implicitly refers to this file. Oracle fusion middleware java api reference for oracle security developer tools saml 1. Your file probably does not open successfully, which you would have discovered if you checked the fs field. Using libdb and the file is locked by another program you get file status 61 and with vbisam you get status 30.
This file return code is referring to mainframe cobol file status codes vsam return codes or cobol file status codes. Open39 for sequential and relative files, the files attributes do not agree with those specified in the program. Cobol is abbreviated as common business oriented language and it is one of the oldest programming languages. A file is a collection of data related to a set of entities and typically exists on a magnetic tape or a disk. However, your program wont work because youre expecting to access records randomly by key.
If the open mode is io or extend, the file has been created. The art of computer coding or the c coding language just wouldnt carry the same literary heft. Describe the use of file status codes in correcting data management errors. Attempted to write to a file that has been opened for input. Gnucobol guides welcome to some of the works by gary cutler, brian tiffin, bill klein, laszlo erdos, arnold trembley, edward hart, and simon sobisch. It means the size of the record just read does not agree with the size specified in the program.
I dont mind the noun coder or verb coding so much i dont like them, but i can bear them but the adjective coding language truly grates on my ears. A quick reference of the vsam and qsam file status or return codes for an ibm mainframe system or micro focus cobol or gnucobol. Vsam file status while working with vsam datasets you may encounter abends. File status codes are used by this cobol system to indicate the success, or otherwise, of any file operation carried out by your program. Mainframe cobol abend codes madison area technical college. A read statement was successfully executed, but the length of the record being processed did not conform to the fixed file attributes for that file. The record being rewritten is a different size from the one existing in the file, and the file s organization does not allow this. Abend codes mainframe tutorials, cobol db2 jcl cics. Today i tried to use vbisam for indexed file access. Did you read the second thread in this very forum, the one that is titled sticky.
Neither file status nor an error declarative were specified. Appendix c global optimization optimizations performed by the netcobol compiler. Simple text files cannot be used in cobol, instead ps physical sequential and vsam files are used. What is the difference between subscript and index. The first character of the file status key is known as status key1 and defines a group or category. See the chapter file status code tables for a list of all the file status codes that can be returned. Therefore, the file must be opened in io mode for rewrite functionality. Sep 30, 2015 open 37 for sequential and relative files, the specified open mode is not supported by this file. But your redefinition does not match with the document. The data item dataname1 shown above specifies the cobol file status key, which you define as a twocharacter alphanumeric or national data item, or as a twodigit zoned decimal or national decimal item the data item dataname8 specifies the vsam status code, which you define as a 6byte alphanumeric group data item that has three subordinate 2byte. But after specifying the varying clause in file section, it went fine. Hello, we have inventor 20 running on two machines. File status code, return codes for data files and vsam simotime.
Microsoft cobol v2 file status codes returned rather than the ans85 codes. Tab4stat is a cobol copy file data table for file status codes. Cannot open a file because of a mismatch of file properties. Cobol 74, a revision to the ansi standard, contained a number of new features including file organizations, delete, and a memory segmentation module. The file status or sort status clause they are both equivalent and only one or the other, if any, should be specified is used to specify the name of a pic 92 data item into which an io status code will be saved after every io verb that is. This was a major change that was not backward compatible. The first statement in the program opens the cur acucobol file status codes cobol general discussion tektips. Recently, one of the machines no longer gives a file status option in the browser. Im trying to write cobol program to read a flat file sequentially and write it to an output file, im able to read only one record at a time, not able to read next record what should i do. Note that the most likely condition here is that you are trying to access a file that really does not exist on the mainframe. After each input or output statement is performed on a file, the system updates values in the two digit positions of the file status key.
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