Author: Bill Woodger
Subject: Reply to: WER416B Error meaning
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2016 8:57 pm (GMT 5.5)
Goodness, gracious, me.
Find out what EXCP means in a Mainframe context. Don't jump to the conclusion that the whole world revolves around your jargon.
If you are getting duplicate keys (IDCAMS on Linux? You mean a Micro Focus (or someone) emulated IDCAMS?)) it means you have duplicate keys in your data. Have you looked at the data? Remember, how you have defined a key is crucial to what the computer thinks is the key. If you think something else is the key - you are wrong, and the computer is correct. Possible hint. Check whether your emulated VSAM file has the key defined in the same place, and is the same length. Further hint. 0 and 1 (and their offset cousins) could be massively more significant than you think.
If you venture into someone else's world, either assume nothing, or pay someone who knows. The Mainframe world is big on documentation of products. There's tons of "VSAM" stuff, and your Mainframe contacts should be able to provide you with MFX/SyncSORT documentation so you can even read exactly what those messages mean.
Subject: Reply to: WER416B Error meaning
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2016 8:57 pm (GMT 5.5)
Goodness, gracious, me.
Find out what EXCP means in a Mainframe context. Don't jump to the conclusion that the whole world revolves around your jargon.
If you are getting duplicate keys (IDCAMS on Linux? You mean a Micro Focus (or someone) emulated IDCAMS?)) it means you have duplicate keys in your data. Have you looked at the data? Remember, how you have defined a key is crucial to what the computer thinks is the key. If you think something else is the key - you are wrong, and the computer is correct. Possible hint. Check whether your emulated VSAM file has the key defined in the same place, and is the same length. Further hint. 0 and 1 (and their offset cousins) could be massively more significant than you think.
If you venture into someone else's world, either assume nothing, or pay someone who knows. The Mainframe world is big on documentation of products. There's tons of "VSAM" stuff, and your Mainframe contacts should be able to provide you with MFX/SyncSORT documentation so you can even read exactly what those messages mean.