All, Could it be that the EOF mark on the file is a DADSM function outside of the control of the program, and that is why there is no SMF record from an unopened, empty data set?
Ron RON HAWKINS Director, Ipsicsopt Pty Ltd (ACN: 627 705 971) m+61 400029610| t: +1 4085625415 | f: +1 4087912585 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Brian Westerman Sent: Sunday, 25 August 2019 16:07 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] SMF PUZZLE Could it be as simple as having been created on one lpar (not the one you are processing hte records of) but deleted on the LPAR you are looking at the records of? Brian ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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