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VSAM File Error

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Anks

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Apr 17, 2002
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I am getting VSAM file error code 93 while opening the VSAM file which has alternate index. What could be the possible reason for that??

Further can details about all VSAM file status error codes be obtained.
 
I think a '93' can mean that the vsam file was was open for output by another app and is locked. This will occur when shareoptions are defined as 2,3. This prevents dirty reads.
 
Hi Anks,

It can also mean that the region size used for your pgm is not big enough to hold the VSAM buffers for the file or you may have specified DISP=OLD in the DD card and someone else has the file allocated to them.

Jack
 
VSAM status codes can be obtained from your COBOL or COBOL/II Language Reference. Jay
 
You have to love technical manuals.

This is for

3 Permanent error
9 The OPEN statement was unsuccessful because a conflict was detected between the fixed file attributes and the attributes specified for that file in the program. These attributes include the organization of the file (sequential, relative, or indexed), the prime record key, the alternate record keys, the code set, the maximum record size, the record type (fixed or variable), and the blocking factor.


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FILE STATUS FOR IBM MAINFRAMES HERE AFTER:

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___________________________________________________________________________
   | Table 35. Status key values and meanings                                  |
   |_______ ______________ _______ ____________________________________________|
   | High- | Meaning      | Low-  | Meaning                                    |
   | order |              | order |                                            |
   | digit |              | digit |                                            |
   |_______|______________|_______|____________________________________________|
   | 0     | Successful   | 0     | No further information                     |
   |       | completion   |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 2     | This file status value only applies to     |
   |       |              |       | indexed files with alternate keys that     |
   |       |              |       | allow duplicates.                          |
   |       |              |       |                                            |
   |       |              |       | The input-output statement was             |
   |       |              |       | successfully executed, but a duplicate key |
   |       |              |       | was detected.  For a READ statement the    |
   |       |              |       | key value for the current key of reference |
   |       |              |       | was equal to the value of the same key in  |
   |       |              |       | the next record within the current key of  |
   |       |              |       | reference.  For a REWRITE or WRITE         |
   |       |              |       | statement, the record just written created |
   |       |              |       | a duplicate key value for at least one     |
   |       |              |       | alternate record key for which duplicates  |
   |       |              |       | are allowed.                               |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 4     | A READ statement was successfully          |
   |       |              |       | executed, but the length of the record     |
   |       |              |       | being processed did not conform to the     |
   |       |              |       | fixed file attributes for that file.       |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 5     | An OPEN statement is successfully executed |
   |       |              |       | but the referenced optional file is not    |
   |       |              |       | present at the time the OPEN statement is  |
   |       |              |       | executed.  The file has been created if    |
 X |       |              |       | the open mode is I-O or EXTEND.  This does |
 X |       |              |       | not apply to OS/390 and VM VSAM sequential |
 X |       |              |       | files.                                     |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 7     | For a CLOSE statement with the NO REWIND,  |
   |       |              |       | REEL/UNIT, or FOR REMOVAL phrase or for an |
   |       |              |       | OPEN statement with the NO REWIND phrase,  |
   |       |              |       | the referenced file was on a non-reel/unit |
   |       |              |       | medium.                                    |
   |_______|______________|_______|____________________________________________|
   | 1     | At end       | 0     | A sequential READ statement was attempted  |
   |       | condition    |       | and no next logical record existed in the  |
   |       |              |       | file because the end of the file had been  |
   |       |              |       | reached, or the first READ was attempted   |
   |       |              |       | on an optional input file that was not     |
   |       |              |       | present.                                   |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 4     | A sequential READ statement was attempted  |
   |       |              |       | for a relative file and the number of      |
   |       |              |       | significant digits in the relative record  |
   |       |              |       | number was larger than the size of the     |
   |       |              |       | relative key data item described for the   |
   |       |              |       | file.                                      |
   |_______|______________|_______|____________________________________________|
   | 2     | Invalid key  | 1     | A sequence error exists for a sequentially |
   |       | condition    |       | accessed indexed file.  The prime record   |
   |       |              |       | key value has been changed by the program  |
   |       |              |       | between the successful execution of a READ |
   |       |              |       | statement and the execution of the next    |
   |       |              |       | REWRITE statement for that file, or the    |
   |       |              |       | ascending requirements for successive      |
   |       |              |       | record key values were violated.           |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 2     | 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.      |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 3     | An attempt was made to randomly access a   |
   |       |              |       | record that does not exist in the file, or |
   |       |              |       | a START or random READ statement was       |
   |       |              |       | attempted on an optional input file that   |
   |       |              |       | was not present.                           |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 4     | An attempt was made to write beyond the    |
   |       |              |       | externally defined boundaries of a         |
   |       |              |       | relative or indexed file.  Or, a           |
   |       |              |       | sequential WRITE statement was attempted   |
   |       |              |       | for a relative file and the number of      |
   |       |              |       | significant digits in the relative record  |
   |       |              |       | number was larger than the size of the     |
   |       |              |       | relative key data item described for the   |
   |       |              |       | file.                                      |
   |_______|______________|_______|____________________________________________|
   | 3     | Permanent    | 0     | No further information                     |
   |       | error        |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       | condition    | 4     | A permanent error exists because of a      |
   |       |              |       | boundary violation; an attempt was made to |
   |       |              |       | write beyond the externally-defined        |
   |       |              |       | boundaries of a sequential file.           |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 5     | An OPEN statement with the INPUT, I-O, or  |
   |       |              |       | EXTEND phrase was attempted on a           |
   |       |              |       | non-optional file that was not present.    |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 7     | An OPEN statement was attempted on a file  |
   |       |              |       | that would not support the open mode       |
   |       |              |       | specified in the OPEN statement.  Possible |
   |       |              |       | violations are:                            |
   |       |              |       |                                            |
   |       |              |       | 1.  The EXTEND or OUTPUT phrase was        |
   |       |              |       |     specified but the file would not       |
   |       |              |       |     support write operations.              |
   |       |              |       | 2.  The I-O phrase was specified but the   |
   |       |              |       |     file would not support the input and   |
   |       |              |       |     output operations permitted.           |
   |       |              |       | 3.  The INPUT phrase was specified but the |
   |       |              |       |     file would not support read            |
   |       |              |       |     operations.                            |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 8     | An OPEN statement was attempted on a file  |
   |       |              |       | previously closed with lock.               |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 9     | The OPEN statement was unsuccessful        |
   |       |              |       | because a conflict was detected between    |
   |       |              |       | the fixed file attributes and the          |
   |       |              |       | attributes specified for that file in the  |
   |       |              |       | program.  These attributes include the     |
   |       |              |       | organization of the file (sequential,      |
   |       |              |       | relative, or indexed), the prime record    |
   |       |              |       | key, the alternate record keys, the code   |
   |       |              |       | set, the maximum record size, the record   |
   |       |              |       | type (fixed or variable), and the blocking |
   |       |              |       | factor.                                    |
   |       |              |       |                                            |
 X |       |              |       | Under AIX and Windows, file status 39 is   |
 X |       |              |       | not supported for line-sequential files or |
 X |       |              |       | Btrieve files.                             |
   |_______|______________|_______|____________________________________________|
   | 4     | Logic error  | 1     | An OPEN statement was attempted for a file |
   |       | condition    |       | in the open mode.                          |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 2     | A CLOSE statement was attempted for a file |
   |       |              |       | not in the open mode.                      |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 3     | For a mass storage file in the sequential  |
   |       |              |       | access mode, the last input-output         |
   |       |              |       | statement executed for the associated file |
   |       |              |       | prior to the execution of a REWRITE        |
   |       |              |       | statement was not a successfully executed  |
   |       |              |       | READ statement.                            |
   |       |              |       |                                            |
   |       |              |       | For relative and indexed files in the      |
   |       |              |       | sequential access mode, the last           |
   |       |              |       | input-output statement executed for the    |
   |       |              |       | file prior to the execution of a DELETE or |
   |       |              |       | REWRITE statement was not a successfully   |
   |       |              |       | executed READ statement.                   |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 4     | A boundary violation exists because an     |
   |       |              |       | attempt was made to rewrite a record to a  |
   |       |              |       | file and the record was not the same size  |
   |       |              |       | as the record being replaced, or an        |
   |       |              |       | attempt was made to write or rewrite a     |
   |       |              |       | record that was larger than the largest or |
   |       |              |       | smaller than the smallest record allowed   |
   |       |              |       | by the RECORD IS VARYING clause of the     |
   |       |              |       | associated file-name.                      |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 6     | A sequential READ statement was attempted  |
   |       |              |       | on a file open in the input or I-O mode    |
   |       |              |       | and no valid next record had been          |
   |       |              |       | established because:                       |
   |       |              |       |                                            |
   |       |              |       | 1.  The preceding READ statement was       |
   |       |              |       |     unsuccessful but did not cause an at   |
   |       |              |       |     end condition                          |
   |       |              |       | 2.  The preceding READ statement caused an |
   |       |              |       |     at end condition.                      |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 7     | The execution of a READ statement was      |
   |       |              |       | attempted on a file not open in the input  |
   |       |              |       | or I-O mode.                               |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 8     | The execution of a WRITE statement was     |
   |       |              |       | attempted on a file not open in the I-O,   |
   |       |              |       | output, or extend mode.                    |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 9     | The execution of a DELETE or REWRITE       |
   |       |              |       | statement was attempted on a file not open |
   |       |              |       | in the I-O mode.                           |
   |_______|______________|_______|____________________________________________|
 | | 9     | Implementor- | 0     | Under AIX and Windows: No further          |
 | |       | defined      |       | information.                               |
   |       | condition    |       |                                            |
 | |       |              |       | For VSAM only under OS/390 and VM: See the |
 | |       |              |       | information on VSAM return codes in the    |
 | |       |              |       | IBM COBOL for OS/390 & VM Programming      |
 | |       |              |       | Guide.                                     |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 1     | For VSAM only under OS/390 and VM:         |
   |       |              |       | Password failure.                          |
   |       |              |       |                                            |
   |       |              |       | Under AIX and Windows:  Authorization      |
   |       |              |       | failure.                                   |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 2     | Logic error.                               |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 3     | For all files, except QSAM: Resource not   |
   |       |              |       | available.                                 |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 4     | For VSAM under OS/390 and VM with CMPR2    |
   |       |              |       | compiler-option only:  No file position    |
   |       |              |       | indicator for sequential request.          |
   |       |              |       |                                            |
   |       |              |       | Under AIX and Windows:  Concurrent open    |
   |       |              |       | error.                                     |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 5     | For all files, except QSAM: Invalid or     |
   |       |              |       | incomplete file information.               |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
 | |       |              | 6     | For VSAM file under OS/390 and VM:  An     |
 | |       |              |       | OPEN statement with the OUTPUT phrase was  |
 | |       |              |       | attempted, or an OPEN statement with the   |
 | |       |              |       | I-O or EXTEND phrase was attempted for an  |
 | |       |              |       | optional file, but no DD statement was     |
 | |       |              |       | specified for the file.                    |
   |       |              |       |                                            |
 | |       |              |       | For QSAM file under OS/390 and VM:  An     |
 | |       |              |       | OPEN statement with the OUTPUT phrase was  |
 | |       |              |       | attempted, or an OPEN statement with the   |
 | |       |              |       | I-O or EXTEND phrase was attempted for an  |
 | |       |              |       | optional file, but no DD statement was     |
 | |       |              |       | specified for the file and the CBLQDA(OFF) |
 | |       |              |       | run-time option was specified.             |
   |       |              |       |                                            |
   |       |              |       | Under AIX and Windows:  File system not    |
   |       |              |       | available.                                 |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 7     | For VSAM only under OS/390 and VM:  OPEN   |
   |       |              |       | statement execution successful:  File      |
   |       |              |       | integrity verified.                        |
   |       |              |       |                                            |
   |       |              |       | Under AIX and Windows: Errors related to   |
   |       |              |       | remote file access.                        |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 8     | Under AIX and Windows:  Open failed due to |
   |       |              |       | locked file.                               |
   |       |              |       |                                            |
 | |       |              |       | Under OS/390:  Open failed due to either   |
 | |       |              |       | the invalid contents of an environment     |
 | |       |              |       | variable specified in a SELECT ... ASSIGN  |
 | |       |              |       | clause, or failed dynamic allocation.  For |
 | |       |              |       | more information about the conditions      |
 | |       |              |       | under which this status can occur, see     |
 | |       |              |       | "ASSIGN clause" in topic 4.2.3.            |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 9     | Under AIX and Windows:  Record access      |
   |       |              |       | failed due to locked record.               |
   |_______|______________|_______|____________________________________________|
 
Code:
 | |       |              |       | OPEN statement with the OUTPUT phrase was  |
 | |       |              |       | attempted, or an OPEN statement with the   |
 | |       |              |       | I-O or EXTEND phrase was attempted for an  |
 | |       |              |       | optional file, but no DD statement was     |
 | |       |              |       | specified for the file.                    |
   |       |              |       |                                            |
 | |       |              |       | For QSAM file under OS/390 and VM:  An     |
 | |       |              |       | OPEN statement with the OUTPUT phrase was  |
 | |       |              |       | attempted, or an OPEN statement with the   |
 | |       |              |       | I-O or EXTEND phrase was attempted for an  |
 | |       |              |       | optional file, but no DD statement was     |
 | |       |              |       | specified for the file and the CBLQDA(OFF) |
 | |       |              |       | run-time option was specified.             |
   |       |              |       |                                            |
   |       |              |       | Under AIX and Windows:  File system not    |
   |       |              |       | available.                                 |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 7     | For VSAM only under OS/390 and VM:  OPEN   |
   |       |              |       | statement execution successful:  File      |
   |       |              |       | integrity verified.                        |
   |       |              |       |                                            |
   |       |              |       | Under AIX and Windows: Errors related to   |
   |       |              |       | remote file access.                        |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 8     | Under AIX and Windows:  Open failed due to |
   |       |              |       | locked file.                               |
   |       |              |       |                                            |
 | |       |              |       | Under OS/390:  Open failed due to either   |
 | |       |              |       | the invalid contents of an environment     |
 | |       |              |       | variable specified in a SELECT ... ASSIGN  |
 | |       |              |       | clause, or failed dynamic allocation.  For |
 | |       |              |       | more information about the conditions      |
 | |       |              |       | under which this status can occur, see     |
 | |       |              |       | "ASSIGN clause" in topic 4.2.3.            |
   |       |              |_______|____________________________________________|
   |       |              | 9     | Under AIX and Windows:  Record access      |
   |       |              |       | failed due to locked record.               |
   |_______|______________|_______|____________________________________________|
 
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