Vsam error 168 when Iam trying to repro it

Sravanthi modugu · New User Joined: 28 May 2008 Posts: 2 Location: Bangalore

Hi,

I have created a new VSAM file and when Iam trying to repro it frm the sequential file I am getting the VSAM error 168.

Please let me know what could be the problem?

Thanks in Advance,
Sravanthi M

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 1:04 pm

what about giving a bit more of info and posting ...

JCL

OUTPUT of the run

Sravanthi modugu · New User Joined: 28 May 2008 Posts: 2 Location: Bangalore

Please find the attachment for the Job and output details

for the first time I have created the KSDS and fr each run I am deleting the existing definition and Redefining.

The vsam file is getting creating each time but when it comes to opening of a file for reproing it's giving the error

Thanks,
Sravanthi M

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 1:44 pm

please do not use attachments, they are just a waste of space and many people
are not able to open them

paste things with the code tags ( they are also much more readable )

the jcl as posted is wrong
it' s a bad practice to have dd pointing to datasets which are going to be deleted and defined in the same step

as a first debugging step try to run the define and the repro as two different steps
or for the repro insted of using the outfile use the outdataset

since it' s a bad practice ...
I never used the outfile in the same step as the delete/define