How to check VSAM status code in JCL?

manojraja · New User Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 7 Location: india

Hi,

I have have a JCL step which uses IDCAMS utility to copy a VSAM file to a tape file. But the VSAM file is a empty file. So the JCL step throws me a return code of 12, with VSAM status code as 160(error while openining a empty VSAM file).

Now can i check this VSAM status code of 160 in JCL itself and make it 0, so that it can continue with the next step....????

superk · Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:41 pm

You can't. You can only check the Return-Code within IDCAMS with the IF/THEN/ELSE statements to set a value for MAXCC. There are examples in this forum.