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What does file status 90 means

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Deepti Bhopatkar



Joined: 11 Apr 2006
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 4:57 pm    Post subject: What does file status 90 means  
what does file status 90 means? i am encountering it in a flat file which is opened in an I-O mode? ( As per the info from error assist it says that it is some VSAM logic error . But in my case it is a flat file ).
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DavidatK



Joined: 22 Nov 2005
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Location: Troy, Michigan USA
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 7:06 pm    Post subject: Re: file status 90  
Hi

First, here is the link to the COBOL manual status keys.


Status Keys

If you can post the entire program, if it's not to big, would be best. But if not, would you please post important parts, SELECT, FD, OPEN, READ, etc.

and any messages you might get pertaining to this in sysout.

Thanks,

Dave
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nallapureddy



Joined: 27 Jul 2005
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 2:15 pm    Post subject:  
i guess we cannot open a flat file in i-o mode
if at all u want to update it open it in extend mode

thanks,
nallapureddy
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ranga_subham



Joined: 01 Jul 2005
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 2:17 pm    Post subject:  
nallapureddy,

We use I-O mode to update and EXTEND mode to add records at end in a COBOL program.

Certainly, you can open a flat file in I-O mode.

Let me know if you have more doubts.

HTH.
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nallapureddy



Joined: 27 Jul 2005
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Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 10:35 am    Post subject: Re: file status 90  
in i-o mode we can just rewrite a record for sequential files.
If we want to insert a new record we must open it in extend mode.
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muthuvel



Joined: 29 Nov 2005
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Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 11:53 am    Post subject: Re: file status 90  
Deepti,

If my guess is correct the flat file which you are using might have been created with STORCLASS=COMPRESS mode in the PROC or JCL ,so when it is opened in I/O mode it creates the problem.To rectify this remove the COMPRESS mode during creation of the file so that this issue is resolved.

Correct me If I am wrong.

Regards,
Muthuvel.
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Deepti Bhopatkar



Joined: 11 Apr 2006
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Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 1:16 pm    Post subject:  
Hi Muthuvel

Yes u r right .... i had just corrected this n at the same time got yr reply ...
Thanks a lot to everybody for their help !!!!

Regards,
Deepti
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mmwife



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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 6:52 pm    Post subject:  
Also remember that if the "flat file" is on tape, updating a rec in it is difficult (some at IBM say it's impossible).
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