COBOL SORT/MERGE Error --- ASAP

[M.Lee]

COBOL SORT/MERGE Error --- ASAP

Hi Jim. Check out this link: http://mc-store.com/cobol.html. The only book we have is to teach Java programming to COBOL programmers...not what you are wanting. But there are several courses that are available either online or on a CD. Hope this helps. Merrikay Lee mlee@mcpressonline.com

COBOL SORT/MERGE Error --- ASAP

The JOBS in a subsystem are going into MSGW as they are encountering a SORT/MERGE error in a COBOL program. I know that if there is a key mismatch , in the SORT area this error is thrown up, but what I want to know is a way to ammend the program such that in case such an error comes up , the SORT area can be released and the JOB would not go into MSGW.

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COBOL SORT/MERGE Error --- ASAP

I am getting involved with AS/400 COBOL. I am quite familiar with the AS/400, RPG, etc. but I have only really had experience in Mainframe COBOL ... DOS & MVS(light) I need a book(s) that cover this material. In particular, subfiles. Any thoughts, etc. would be appreciated. Thanks .... Jim Hanson chanson@megsinet.net

[David Abramowitz]

COBOL SORT/MERGE Error --- ASAP

Make sure that your SORT statement INPUT-PROCEDURE paragraph and OUTPUT-PROCEDURE paragraph are in different SECTIONS, and that each section contains an EXIT statement as the last statement of the section. Dave

COBOL SORT/MERGE Error --- ASAP

Hi Dave, I did that and the Message Screen said SORT/MERGE Error in program XXXX. I then took the joblog and am attaching that. Now here you will see that the Record 23936 in use by job 363343/SYSO/CRMJOBDMQP is the starting of the Error. But when I checked the file Record no. 23936 did not exist. Please advise.

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[David Abramowitz]

Please let us know what message was received. You can type a "7" to display the message on the WRKSBSJOB, or WRKACTJOB displays. Dave