Failed with ABEND U0016

patlolla · New User Joined: 05 Jun 2006 Posts: 10

Hi ,

When I am trying to sort the VB file (LREC 5000) from the position 91 to 10 bytes

girishbs13 · New User Joined: 11 Nov 2011 Posts: 24 Location: India

Hi,

IF you are trying to sort the file why is your

SORT FIELDS= COPY

Can you give more clarity about this?

Do you want to SORT the file with 91,10 as key?

or
do u want to copy data in position 91,10?

xknight · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 1:31 pm

Hello,

Your code will not work as you desired, you are formatting the output rather sorting it.

Try this,

patlolla · New User Joined: 05 Jun 2006 Posts: 10

Hi,

I would like to sort on the Key parameter which starts from 91 Postion to 101 postion.

girishbs13 · New User Joined: 11 Nov 2011 Posts: 24 Location: India

Then xKnisht's code will work for you.

Causes of U0016 Abend
Invalid Instruction Execution: The program attempts to execute an invalid, unrecognized, or privileged instruction.
Unauthorized Memory Access: The program tries to access or manipulate storage areas (memory) that it does not have permission to access.
Privileged Operation: The program attempts to perform a privileged operation or execute privileged instructions that require special authorization or system-level access.

Resolving U0016 Abend
To resolve the U0016 abend, you can take the following steps:

Review Program Logic: Review the logic of the program that abended with U0016 to identify any invalid instructions, unauthorized accesses, or privileged operations.
Check Privileges: Ensure that the program has the necessary privileges and authorizations to perform the operations it attempts.
Debugging Tools: Use debugging tools and techniques, such as dump analysis with tools like IPCS (Interactive Problem Control System) or XDC (eXtended Debugging Control), to analyze the abend dump and understand the state of the program at the time of the access violation.
Code Corrections: Make necessary corrections to the program code to eliminate invalid instructions, unauthorized accesses, or privileged operations that led to the abend.
Security Considerations: Collaborate with system administrators and security teams to ensure proper security configurations, access controls, and authorization settings are in place to prevent unauthorized accesses and protect system resources.

Bill Woodger · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:45 pm

For completeness, you got your error message because you were not including the four bytes of the RDW in your OUTFIL, which you must always do with a file containing variable-length records.

(1:4,etc....)

patlolla · New User Joined: 05 Jun 2006 Posts: 10

Hi,

I have modified and submitted the Job, still it shows the same error message WER235A OUTREC RDW NOT INCLUDED

//SYSIN DD *
SORT FIELDS=COPY
OUTREC FIELDS=(1:4,91,10)
/*

Could you please advise on this

Bill Woodger · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 4:15 pm

You have stated that you want to SORT the file. You have no SORT statement.

Have you tried xKnight's solution?

Are you now tracking down the actual erorr message to gain useful information for the future?

Akatsukami · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 4:22 pm

And, of course, this is posted in the wrong forum, as the message clearly shows that the TS is using Syncsort, not DFSORT.

Garry Carroll · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 6:39 pm

If you want to COPY just bytes 91-100, as your control card suggests, then try

patlolla · New User Joined: 05 Jun 2006 Posts: 10

Thanks a Lot it is working now.

Bill Woodger · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:24 pm

Well spotted Gary. TS said, twice, he wanted to sort the file, but kept going with his FIELDS=COPY, so you fix his cards up and he's happy.

patlolla, for the future note:

SORT is s program, you use a program to do something (whatever it is designed to do)
When you "sort" your data, that means rearranging it in an order as specified by you, it does not just mean "use the sort program"
When asked for clarification, provide it. We can only rarely carry-off the mindreading trick with something approaching accuracy

rakesha.hg · Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 5:00 pm

Just to add my few cents here ....