IEBPTPCH returns a code in register 15 to indicate the results of program execution. The return codes and their meanings are:

Codes

Meaning

00 (X'00')

Successful completion.

04 (X'04')

Either a physical sequential data set is empty or a partitioned data set has no members.

08 (X'08')

A member specified for printing or punching does not exist in the input data set and processing will continue with the next member, or a DBCS error was encountered.

12 (X'0C')

An unrecoverable error occurred, a user routine passed a return code of 12 to IEBPTPCH and the utility is ended, or a DBCS error was encountered.

16 (X'10')

A user routine passed a return code of 16 to IEBPTPCH. The utility is ended.