File status = 22

sultan_noor89 · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:49 pm

Hi all,

I am writng the index file using the data in the flat file.
some records are written in index file.

But after writing some records I got file status = 22.

Please tell me the solution

regards
Sultan

CICS Guy · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:54 pm

Invalid Key Condition..... An attempt was made to write a record that would create a duplicate key in a relative file; or an attempt was made to write or rewrite a record that would create a duplicate prime record key or a duplicate alternate record key without the DUPLICATES phrase in an indexed file.

sultan_noor89 · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:00 pm

Could you please let me know,
how to overcome this error???

regards
Sultan

Suresh Ponnusamy · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:09 pm

Please validate the input data against the file contents and remove the duplicates or if already there skip the record.

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:23 pm

you need to investigate your 'duplicates'.

they are only duplicates, because that is the way you defined your key.

if they are valid duplicates - meaning they really should not be considered as duplicate:
define your key differently.

otherwise, as Suresh said, cull your duplicates with sort if you don't want to recode your cobol module.

sultan_noor89 · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:33 pm

thanks Suresh

Suresh Ponnusamy · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:52 pm

You are welcome as always