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Feedback Codes

$DSCALL returns a feedback code that further qualifies the return codes 0 and 4 as described above. The feedback code is returned in variable &$DSFDBK.

Some feedback codes represent successful completion of the function and may be for information only. For example, feedback code 9 represents the normal end of file condition when a READ operation reaches the end of a file or member.

Note: A detailed description of the meaning of a feedback code is contained in the online help for the message. To display the online help, enter the message ID at the OCS command line and press the help function key (PF1).

The feedback codes (for return code 0 or 4) and their meanings are:

• 0

  Function completed successfully

• 1

  DDname not found

• 2

  Data set not found

• 3

  Member not found

• 4

  Data set is not allocated

• 5

  DYNALLOC failed

• 6

  Data set is in use

• 7

  Member replaced

• 8

  Start of new directory

• 9

  End of file or member

• 10

  Write error on CLOSE

• 11

  Stow error on CLOSE

• 12

  Error on CLOSE

• 13

  CLOSE ABEND occurred

• 14

  Delete failure-not expired

• 15

  Delete failure-SCRATCH failed

• 16

  Rename failed

• 17

  Rename failed, data set exists on more than one volume

• 18

  Rename failed, data set is not on DASD

• 19

  Reserved

• 20

  Data set is migrated

• 21

  Volume is not mounted

• 22

  ENQ failed

• 23

  Reserved

• 24

  Data set is OPEN

• 25

  Data set is VSAM

• 26

  Reserved

• 27

  Reserved

• 28

  Reserved

• 29

  Reserved

• 30

  DCB OPEN failed

• 31

  I/O error occurred

• 32

  DCB ABEND occurred

• 33

  Record supplied for WRITE is invalid length

• 34

  Directory block length is invalid

• 35

  OPEN mode is invalid

• 36

  Userdata is invalid length

• 37

  Number of userdata TTRs is invalid

• 38

  PDS cannot be opened with MODE=EXTEND or DISP=MOD

• 39

  Reserved

• 40

  Invalid ddname

• 41

  Invalid member name

• 42

  Invalid second member name

• 43

  Invalid data set name

• 44

  Invalid second data set name

• 45

  An invalid parameter was specified

• 46

  DDLIST format is invalid

• 47

  DDLIST must contain at least two ddnames

• 48

  Invalid DDLIST, Duplicate DDNAME found

• 49

  Reserved

• 50

  Specified DSORG is invalid for this request

• 51

  No member name has been specified

• 52

  No member name may be specified

• 53

  Spanned RECFM is not supported by Dataset Services

• 54

  New member name already exists

• 55

  PDS directory is full

• 56

  Specified ENQ is already held

• 57

  Specified ENQ is not held

• 58

  Reserved

• 59

  Reserved

• 60

  Unable to determine allocation request type

• 61

  ALLOC MDO operand has been omitted

• 62

  ALLOC MDO operand is not allowed

• 63

  ALLOC MDO operand is invalid

• 64

  DYNALLOC request refused by SMS

• 65

  Allocation relative request number reached

• 66

  Last allocation relative request number does not exist

• 67

  Data set already exists

• 68

  DDNAME is already in use

• 69

  Reserved

• 70

  MDO update failed

• 71

  ATTACH of system utility module failed

• 72

  Obtain of data set information failed

• 73

  RDJFCB failed

• 74

  OBTAIN failed

• 75

  Unexpected ENQ/DEQ return code

• 76

  NOTE failed

• 77

  Unexpected return code from function

• 78

  Unexpected ABEND occurred in function

• 79

  Reserved

• 80

  Path name is invalid

• 81

  Path name is already defined

• 82

  Path name is not defined

• 83

  Path name is wrong access class

• 84

  Request is not valid on path now

• 85

  Path has had a previous error

• 86

  Subtask status is invalid

• 87

  NMDSSCHK exit has failed

• 88

  NMDSSCHK exit has refused request

• 89

  Reserved

• 90

  Request is not supported

• 91

  An ABEND has occurred

• 92

  Request has been canceled

• 93

  A storage shortage has occurred

• 94

  Reserved

• 95

  Reserved

• 96

  Reserved

• 97

  Reserved

• 98

  Reserved

• 99

  Dataset Services has entered shutdown