R0028 abend code

JuMarc · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:08 am

Hi!
I am analysing an abend, but it didn't give me any hint about what it is.

I have 2 input files giving one output file. The program is made in COBOL. The output file is empty.

Does anyone have any idea about what it can be?

thank you

dick scherrer · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:39 am

Hello and welcome to the forums,

Why do you believe you are working on an abend?

dick scherrer · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:50 am

Hello,

I just noticed your title - R0028 abend code. Where do you see this?

CICS Guy · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:14 am

JuMarc · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:14 pm

Hello, CICS Guy, I've already did it, but I don't have anything in dumpmaster about that. Actually, the process didn't stopped, the next step ran normally, so for CA-7 it was not considered as an abend. But we need to discover why the output file is empty and the code is 0028.

CICS Guy · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:30 pm

MOVE 28 to RETURN-CODE.
STOP RUN.

Robert Sample · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:33 pm

This is an application program. If it is COBOL, somewhere in the code it is setting RETURN-CODE to 28. If it is another language, the equivalent is being done by the program code. You need to find what conditions cause this to happen. This is not an error anyone on this forum can help you with as it is very specific to your program running on your site, not a utility or other tool

JuMarc · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:35 pm

Yes, it is a COBOL program.

Robert Sample · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:38 pm

So pull up your source code, find the MOVE 28 TO RETURN-CODE and trace back to figure out why that happened.

dick scherrer · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:12 pm

Hello,

Have you verified the record counts for the input files is the same as the number of records in the files?

Might the 28 be caused by zero records being written to the output file?

Might there be nothing wrong at all - other than understanding the rc=28?

JuMarc · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:16 pm

Yes, I am including some displays and call abend rotine, so I can understand better why rc=28 code. As sson as I ran the progam again, i tell you.

Thanks,

CICS Guy · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:33 pm

JuMarc · Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:51 pm

Hello, guys,

I did what you told me to do, and included a lot of displays in my program. Then I realized something is wrong when calling the routine WAASDATE. How can I see intern routines? I've already taken a look in Footprint, but there only the includes are expanded, not the internal routines.

The program is abending when calling WAASDATE. The date field in input file is empty, then it gives me RETURN-CODE 28. But when I fill date field with 03.15.2009, the RETURN-CODE is 08. However, I can't know the correct date format, it only shows that is 10 alphanumeric positions.

Then I'd like to see how this routine works to have an ideia how to fix it. Because there is an IF to show the wrong-date when RETURN-CODE is not = 0, but it is showing 9999999... That is set when declaring the field.

William Thompson · Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:44 pm

If WAASDATE is also a cobol program, check to see if it is setting the COBOL return code in addition to W-RETURN-CODE.
If it is, reset the COBOL return code to zero while correcting the error.

JuMarc · Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:54 pm

Sorry, the routine is external.

Thank you very much,

JuMarc · Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:57 pm

CICS Guy · Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:13 pm

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:24 pm

there are a few hits for waasdate in google
my guess is that it is a subroutine for date manipulation written by EDS
I found a few references on WAA.... stuff being written by EDS
( WAAPDSUT is one for example, and in one hit of a WAAPDSUT script there is a reference to WAASDATE )

JuMarc · Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:27 pm

JuMarc · Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:31 pm

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:44 pm

since You work for them,
it would be strange for us to be able to get more info than You

dick scherrer · Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:55 pm

Hello,

Suggest you look at the record in the file before the record with the bad date - this will show you the format of the date.

Someone needs to make a decision on what should happen when the input date is missing - should some default date (today?) be used or should the record be skipped, or should the run be terminated (as it is now).

In the problem program you might change the missing date to the default date if such a decison can be made.

Coding around the problem should not be difficult once the "rules" are known.

As others have mentioned, you should be able to find all of the info about an eds module from eds. . .

JuMarc · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:05 am

Thank you everybody for all your help. You helped me to have an ideia on how to begin, then I found the issue is in the date. I didn't know WAA* was only EDS utilities. And here we no longer have experienced people, as many of them were dismissed with HP buying. Finally after a great search I found people from other groups that still have these kind of knowledge and will help me in my desk.

Sorry for my small experience.
As soon as I fix the issue. I tell you.

Thanks for while.

* Scherrer, all the records in file has spaces in date field, it's why I couldn't know the format.

dick scherrer · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:25 am