Mainframe, MVS and zOS Discussion

It was a great celebration this time, Happy Independence Day!

Thanks Robert.

Thanks Robert.

Hi,

Could someone please guide how do we resolve 2033 error code in MQGET call? Any guidance helpful.

I have a transaction which calls multiple transactions dynamically based on user input(kind of menu). Any idea on EXEC CICS START TRANSID command which we can execute in TOR? Because in AOR this is working fine. But in TOR not working. I used sample like below

EXEC CICS
START
TRANSID(TRANSACTION-ID ...

Chaitnaya wrote: Sat Jan 01, 2022 8:45 pm Hello all, need idea. Using sort card converting ZD to PD. For 10 digit variables. As of now having 3 digit, while passing the values remaining 7 digit as trailing zeros.

Didn't get what is the doubt?

What is response code 0002 while doing Rewrite statement on CICS and how can we avoid it?

I might be wrong but with SPACE=(4095,(500,500),RLSE) will not the allocation be in the multiples of bloacksize rather than a cylinder itself?

This been a while but trying to understand it, you mean to use proper indentation?

I get your point William, though I'm trying to understand the concept.

A per the point from Robert, if we have a data-set which has say LRECL=100 and many records fall under 96-100 length, mkaing it a fixed block by filling the shorter record with SPACES (asuming it won't hurt the system) will be ...

We have a Job which abended with SB37, for a file which has SPACE=(4095,(500,500),RLSE): my question is if I give the SPACE=(CYL,(500,500),RLSE), will that be a good change?

Hi,

Can anyone help me to know the 'significance' of Variable Blocked records compared to Fixed block records? Is there some rare 'advantage' to choose VB type record format?
If yes, please let me know. It might be a silly question to ask but ...

11.When ever we do processing reading a file better to have an approach like this


Templace


Open file
Read file
process until EOF
"MAIN PROCESSING"
Read file
Close file
Hi,

May be I did not get it but - why do you say so Pandora?