All, I thought i would provide a quick update the issue is COBOL. I will explain, Once you allocate a file using 'optional ' in the 'select' then refer to it dynamically You cannot 'free it' which makes sense. My design mistake.
Sent from my iPad Scott Ford Senior Systems Engineer www.identityforge.com On Feb 13, 2012, at 5:56 PM, Scott Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Gil, > > I am giving the MSG(WTP) a whirl...let you know ...got to be something stupid > > Scott J Ford > Software Engineer > http://www.identityforge.com > > > > ________________________________ > From: Paul Gilmartin <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 5:51 PM > Subject: Re: bpxwdyn rc = 4294967263 > > On Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:32:56 -0800, Scott Ford wrote: > > I am testing a BPXWDYN call in Cobol and I am building this allocate... > > ALLOC DD(TEMPFLE) DA(PIONEER.TEST.SYSIN) NEW CATALOG UNIT(SYSDA) CYL > SPACE(1,1) DSORG(PS) RECFM(F) LRECL(80) > > I have tied with and without BLKSIZE(80) and in either situation see a > 4294967463 return code > Do I assume the class code is 4 and the error is x'294' ...?? > > Big numbers make me think of allocation-detected problems. Can you try > adding "MSG(WTP)" to see whether allocation tells you something in the > job log? > > I tried your command from Rexx. I needed to change the HLQ, then it > worked with no errors. If I knew COBOL I'd ask how you called BPXWDYN. > > -- gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

