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Sangeetha Chelliah

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:14 pm
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When I am executing the below code, I am getting ASRA abend.

*EXEC CICS ADDRESS
* TWA(ADDRESS OF CARTWA)
* END-EXEC.
Call 'DFHEI1' using by content x'0202800046030000000000000000
- '0000000000000000' by reference ADDRESS OF CARTWA end-call.

* SERVICE RELOAD CARTWA.
*
* USE PASSED TIOABAR TO ADDRESS TIOA.
* (INPUT DATA ALREADY MAPPED BY CAPR00)
*
MOVE CARTWA-TIOA-SAVE TO LCP-WS-ADDR-COMP
SET ADDRESS OF CAXRDCI TO LCP-WS-ADDR-PNTR. -- After executing this line, ASRA -PROTECTION EXCEPTION abend came.
* SERVICE RELOAD CAXRDCI.
MOVE SPACES TO CTLERRO.

Please let me know, how to solve this error?
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:26 pm
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Protection exception means you're reading or writing memory that doesn't belong to your transaction. Is this code that's been running in production or new code you're writing? Are you sure there's a TWA defined for your transaction? From the CICS Language Reference manual:
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TWA(ptr-ref)
returns a pointer reference, set to the address of the transaction work area (TWA). This area is used for passing information between application programs, but only if they are in the same task. If a TWA does not exist, the pointer reference is set to the null value, X'FF000000'.
You need to check that the pointer returned is valid before using it.

Furthermore, if you're giving us code it would be nice if you included the Linkage or Working Storage definitions for the data items referenced in the code as well.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:15 pm
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In my previous mail, I have mentioned error place wrongly.
please find the below for more details.

*EXEC CICS ADDRESS
* TWA(ADDRESS OF CARTWA)
* END-EXEC.
Call 'DFHEI1' using by content x'0202800046030000000000000000
- '0000000000000000' by reference ADDRESS OF CARTWA end-call.

* SERVICE RELOAD CARTWA.
*
* USE PASSED TIOABAR TO ADDRESS TIOA.
* (INPUT DATA ALREADY MAPPED BY CAPR00)
*
MOVE CARTWA-TIOA-SAVE TO LCP-WS-ADDR-COMP
SET ADDRESS OF CAXRDCI TO LCP-WS-ADDR-PNTR.
* SERVICE RELOAD CAXRDCI.
MOVE SPACES TO CTLERRO. -- After executing this line, ASRA(Protection Exception) abend came

Please help me to resolve this error.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:53 pm
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If CARTWA-TIOA-SAVE is in the TWA, then you seem to have a TWA.
If LCP-WS-ADDR-PNTR points to linkage storage that CTLERRO is in, then you have a bad address.
Either look in the TWA CARTWA-TIOA-SAVE or look at LCP-WS-ADDR-COMP and see if it is valid. I'd guess that it is zero.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:15 pm
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What is the definition of CTLERRO and WHERE is it located -- LINKAGE or WORKING-STORAGE?
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:25 pm
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In linkage section
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:31 pm
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CTRERRO Is in linkage section and it is defined in the copybook CAXRCTL.
The copy book is below.
01 CAXRDCI.
02 FILLER PIC X(12).
02 CTLSCRNL COMP PIC S9(4).
02 CTLSCRNF PICTURE X.
02 CTLSCRNI PIC X(2).
02 CTLHEADL COMP PIC S9(4).
02 CTLHEADF PICTURE X.
02 CTLHEADI PIC X(32).
02 CTLPAGEL COMP PIC S9(4).
02 CTLPAGEF PICTURE X.
02 CTLPAGEI PIC X(2).
02 CTLMSGL COMP PIC S9(4).
02 CTLMSGF PICTURE X.
02 CTLMSGI PIC X(60).
02 CTLCERTL COMP PIC S9(4).
02 CTLCERTF PICTURE X.
02 CTLCERTI PIC X(10).
02 CTLEFFDL COMP PIC S9(4).
02 CTLEFFDF PICTURE X.
02 CTLEFFDI PIC X(8).
02 CTLEXPDL COMP PIC S9(4).
02 CTLEXPDF PICTURE X.
02 CTLEXPDI PIC X(8).
02 CTLGRSPL COMP PIC S9(4).
02 CTLGRSPF PICTURE X.
02 CTLGRSPI PIC X(12).
02 CTLNETPL COMP PIC S9(4).
02 CTLNETPF PICTURE X.
02 CTLNETPI PIC X(12).
02 CTLPOLNL COMP PIC S9(4).
02 CTLPOLNF PICTURE X.
02 CTLPOLNI PIC X(20).
02 CTLNAMEL COMP PIC S9(4).
02 CTLNAMEF PICTURE X.
02 CTLNAMEI PIC X(50).
02 CTLERRL COMP PIC S9(4).
02 CTLERRF PICTURE X.
02 CTLERRI PIC X(78).
02 CTLDATL COMP PIC S9(4).
02 CTLDATF PICTURE X.
02 CTLDATI PIC X(50).
02 CTLKL COMP PIC S9(4).
02 CTLKF PICTURE X.
02 CTLKI PIC X(1).
01 CAXRDCO REDEFINES CAXRDCI.
02 FILLER PIC X(12).
02 FILLER PICTURE X(2).
02 CTLSCRNA PICTURE X.
02 CTLSCRNO PIC X(2).
02 FILLER PICTURE X(2).
02 CTLHEADA PICTURE X.
02 CTLHEADO PIC X(32).
02 FILLER PICTURE X(2).
02 CTLPAGEA PICTURE X.
02 CTLPAGEO PIC X(2).
02 FILLER PICTURE X(2).
02 CTLMSGA PICTURE X.
02 CTLMSGO PIC X(60).
02 FILLER PICTURE X(2).
02 CTLCERTA PICTURE X.
02 CTLCERTO PIC X(10).
02 FILLER PICTURE X(2).
02 CTLEFFDA PICTURE X.
02 CTLEFFDO PIC X(8).
02 FILLER PICTURE X(2).
02 CTLEXPDA PICTURE X.
02 CTLEXPDO PIC X(8).
02 FILLER PICTURE X(2).
02 CTLGRSPA PICTURE X.
02 CTLGRSPO PIC X(12).
02 FILLER PICTURE X(2).
02 CTLNETPA PICTURE X.
02 CTLNETPO PIC X(12).
02 FILLER PICTURE X(2).
02 CTLPOLNA PICTURE X.
02 CTLPOLNO PIC X(20).
02 FILLER PICTURE X(2).
02 CTLNAMEA PICTURE X.
02 CTLNAMEO PIC X(50).
02 FILLER PICTURE X(2).
02 CTLERRA PICTURE X.
02 CTLERRO PIC X(78).
02 FILLER PICTURE X(2).
02 CTLDATA PICTURE X.
02 CTLDATO PIC X(50).
02 FILLER PICTURE X(2).
02 CTLKA PICTURE X.
02 CTLKO PIC X(1).

Please let me know, if you need any details
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The value for LCP-WS-ADDR-COMP is +00000000 and the value for LCP-WS-ADDR-PNTR is X 00000000.

The above variables are defined in below way in program

WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
77 LCP-WS-ADDR-COMP PIC S9(8) COMP.
77 LCP-WS-ADDR-PNTR REDEFINES LCP-WS-ADDR-COMP

USAGE POINTER.

Please let me know, how to solve this?
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:57 pm
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1. You still haven't provided any proof that you actually have a TWA with this transaction; If the TWA address returned is FF000000 then you would get a protection exception upon any reference to the TWA fields.

2. Is this an existing production program you are changing or are you writing a new program?

3. Can you do a CEDC on the transaction ID and post the results to show how much TWA is defined? You may have to get your CICS support group to issue the transaction if you don't have access.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:05 pm
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This looks like old CICS Macro level code.

Robert is correct, could be you don't have TWA properly established.

Check with your CICS Tech support to help resolve this.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:30 pm
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Sangeetha Chelliah wrote:
MOVE CARTWA-TIOA-SAVE TO LCP-WS-ADDR-COMP
SET ADDRESS OF CAXRDCI TO LCP-WS-ADDR-PNTR.
* SERVICE RELOAD CAXRDCI.
MOVE SPACES TO CTLERRO. -- After executing this line, ASRA(Protection Exception) abend came
If the OP is correct, the TWA does have valid addressability.
Quote:
* USE PASSED TIOABAR TO ADDRESS TIOA.
* (INPUT DATA ALREADY MAPPED BY CAPR00)
This seems odd, expecting a passed TIOA to still be available during the next transaction?
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The value for LCP-WS-ADDR-COMP is +00000000 and the value for LCP-WS-ADDR-PNTR is X 00000000.
seems to conflict with
Quote:
If the OP is correct, the TWA does have valid addressability.
Although if the address is all zeroes, that does explain the protection exception rather nicely.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:05 am
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Using CECI, issue -

Code:

INQUIRE TRANSACTION ('XXXX')

Please substitute XXXX with the target transaction-id. icon_wink.gif

One of the parameters returned will be TWASIZE (as a binary fullword), so please post this value. If the value is all zeros, then the PCT entry for this transaction needs to be updated to reflect that a TWA exists. But also, if the TWASIZE value is less than the length of the LINKAGE SECTION 01 area and you're attempting to address beyond the the TWA length/size, then a S0C4 will be raised, due to non-addressability.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:16 am
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Robert Sample wrote:
seems to conflict with
Not when you notice that the MOVE CARTWA-TIOA-SAVE TO LCP-WS-ADDR-COMP was moving from the TWA to working storage.
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I'm with Earl; definitely looks like a Macro level program. Yuck! Everyone I know of, including me, had trouble establishing addressability in those days. I'd suggest rewriting that dude in Command Level COBOL if at all possible.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:18 am
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Earl/Terry,

In his code example, he's using the ADDRESS OF syntax, which was first introduced with COBOL2.

COBOL2 did not support CICS Macro level and the last version/release to support Macro for HLL's was CICS/MVS 2.1.2. As far as COBOL, OS/VS COBOL was the last version to support CICS Macro level.

CICS/ESA 3.1.1 was the last version/release to support CICS Macro for Assembler.

When CICS/ESA 3.2.1 was introduced, Macro support in any previously supported language had gone bye-bye.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:37 pm
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Hai,

My tech support changed the compiler for osvs program from CICSCMCB to CICSCLE. So they did some code changes using some tool in this program.

While i am testing the new code, i am getting ASRA Abend. Here i gave the old code and new code.

Old code:

Code:
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.                                     
                                                             
77  DATE-SWITCH                     PIC 9           VALUE 0. 
    88  INVALID-DATE                    VALUE 1.             
 LINKAGE SECTION.                                         
                                                         
 01  BLLCELLS.                                           
     05  FILLER                      PIC S9(8)       COMP.
     05  CARTWA-PTR                  PIC S9(8)       COMP.
     05  TIOA-PTR                    PIC S9(8)       COMP.
     05  CARTSIOA-PTR                PIC S9(8)       COMP.
     05  NCMULTNM-PTR                PIC S9(8)       COMP.
     05  PRINT-PTR                   PIC S9(8)       COMP.
 01  CARTWA      COPY CARTWA. 
                               
 01  CAXRDCI     COPY CAXRCTL.
                               
 01  CARTSIOA    COPY CARTSIOA.
                               
 01  NCMULTNM    COPY NCMULTNM.

 PROCEDURE DIVISION.
 010-START.                                       
     SERVICE RELOAD BLLCELLS.                     
*                                                 
*        ADDRESS PREMIUM REG SYSTEM COMMON TWA   
*        AND TWA DATA PASSED BY CAPR00.           
*                                                 
     EXEC CICS ADDRESS                           
         TWA(CARTWA-PTR)                         
         END-EXEC.                               
     SERVICE RELOAD CARTWA.                       
*                                                 
*        USE PASSED TIOABAR TO ADDRESS TIOA.     
*        (INPUT DATA ALREADY MAPPED BY CAPR00)   
*                                                 
     MOVE CARTWA-TIOA-SAVE TO TIOA-PTR.           
     SERVICE RELOAD CAXRDCI.                     
     MOVE SPACES TO CTLERRO.       


Newcode
Code:
 WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.                                     
 77  LCP-WS-ADDR-COMP              PIC S9(8) COMP.             
 77  LCP-WS-ADDR-PNTR              REDEFINES LCP-WS-ADDR-COMP 
                                   USAGE POINTER.             
 LINKAGE SECTION.                                         
                                                         
*01  BLLCELLS.                                           
*    05  FILLER                      PIC S9(8)       COMP.
*    05  CARTWA-PTR                  PIC S9(8)       COMP.
*    05  TIOA-PTR                    PIC S9(8)       COMP.
*    05  CARTSIOA-PTR                PIC S9(8)       COMP.
*    05  NCMULTNM-PTR                PIC S9(8)       COMP.
*    05  PRINT-PTR                   PIC S9(8)       COMP.

     COPY CARTWA.           
*01  CARTWA-I    PIC X(168).
*          COPY CARTWA.     
                             
     COPY CAXRCTL.           
*01  CAXRDCI-I   PIC X(248).
*          COPY CAXRCTL.     

     COPY CARTSIOA.           
*01  CARTSIOA-I  PIC X(1184).
*          COPY CARTSIOA.     
                             
     COPY NCMULTNM.           
*01  NCMULTNM-I  PIC X(89).   
*          COPY NCMULTNM.     

 PROCEDURE DIVISION.                             
                                                 
 010-START.                                     
*                                               
*        ADDRESS PREMIUM REG SYSTEM COMMON TWA   
*        AND TWA DATA PASSED BY CAPR00.         
*                                               
     EXEC CICS ADDRESS                           
         TWA(ADDRESS OF CARTWA)                 
         END-EXEC.                               
*    SERVICE RELOAD CARTWA.                     
*                                               
*        USE PASSED TIOABAR TO ADDRESS TIOA.     
*        (INPUT DATA ALREADY MAPPED BY CAPR00)   
*                                               
     MOVE CARTWA-TIOA-SAVE TO LCP-WS-ADDR-COMP   
     SET ADDRESS OF CAXRDCO TO LCP-WS-ADDR-PNTR.
*    SERVICE RELOAD CAXRDCI.                     
     MOVE SPACES TO CTLERRO.   -- here I am getting error

I have checked the TWASIZE value using CECI command. The TWASIZE value is +0000003632.
I guess, this program is not receiving the address properly.

CEDC command has Display, Expand and View option. I dont know which option i have to use.

Please let me know your suggestions on this.

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The CEDC command would be View -- V GR(*) TRANS(????) for example; If more than one come up put a V on the line to look at (where the cursor is).

As far as the code goes, oy vey. Addressing the TWA is fine, but where did the data get into the TWA from? How do you know that the CARTWA-TIOA-SAVE field actually contains an address? If it contained an address (and the fact that an earlier post has zeroes for the field points to the likelihood that it does not), the code would be okay. Since you're getting a protection exception, I would either (a) GETMAIN storage for the CAXRDCI-I data structure, or (b) move the 01 level to WORKING-STORAGE instead of LINKAGE section.

The thing about LINKAGE SECTION data fields is that they are defined by other programs and passed to this program; there is no storage allocated in this program for these structures. It's real easy to get a protection exception when referencing memory that doesn't exist, and you're relying upon other programs to ensure the memory does exist.
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Sangeetha,

Have you discussed this with your CICS Tech. Support people ?
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Hai,

The address is passing correctly in the calling program of this program.

I am not sure how to solve this error? Please help me to solve this error.

Thanks,
Sangeetha chelliah.
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You said Thursday
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The value for LCP-WS-ADDR-COMP is +00000000 and the value for LCP-WS-ADDR-PNTR is X 00000000.

The above variables are defined in below way in program

WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
77 LCP-WS-ADDR-COMP PIC S9(8) COMP.
77 LCP-WS-ADDR-PNTR REDEFINES LCP-WS-ADDR-COMP

USAGE POINTER.
If this hasn't changed, the address of +00000000 is not a valid address. It is part of system storage and referencing it will cause a protection exception. Since you're sure the address is passing correctly in the calling program, you need to find the error in your called program.
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