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PI36309: ABEND878 RUNNING AMODE 24 PROGRAM CONTAINING MULTIPLE CLOSES OF FILES.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • AMODE 24 program accumulates storage below the line related to
    files. COBOL program flow led to repeated open and closes of
    files. Getmain failed with ABEND878 after no more storage below
    the line was available.
    

Local fix

  • Run AMODE 31.
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V5 running         *
    *                 programs that do many QSAM OPEN and CLOSE    *
    *                 operations.                                  *
    *                                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: ABEND878 during QSAM OPEN.              *
    *                                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    Long running program with many QSAM OPEN/CLOSE operations may
    run out of main storage due to bug in CLOSE processing.  The
    CLOSE processing of QSAM files was not correctly releasing all
    storage acquired.
    

Problem conclusion

  • The runtime library was changed to correct CLOSE processing to
    release all STORAGE acquired during OPEN.
    

Temporary fix

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Comments

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PI36309

  • Reported component name

    LE ENT COBOL LI

  • Reported component ID

    568819812

  • Reported release

    790

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2015-03-04

  • Closed date

    2015-03-18

  • Last modified date

    2015-06-10

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

    106PC1Ÿ UI26064 UI26065

Modules/Macros

  •    IGZCEV4  IGZLLIBV IGZXAPI  IGZXDMR  IGZXD24
    IGZXLPIO IGZXLPKA IGZXLPKB IGZXLPKC IGZXLPKD IGZXLPKE IGZXLPKF
    IGZXLPKG IGZXPK2
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    LE ENT COBOL LI

  • Fixed component ID

    568819812

Applicable component levels

  • R780 PSY UI26064

       UP15/04/02 P F504

  • R790 PSY UI26065

       UP15/04/02 P F504

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Document Information

Modified date:
28 March 2021