Return codes

SuperC displays the completion message at the top of the Primary Comparison Menu or at the top of the Primary Search Menu. The message is an interpretation of the following return codes.

Table 1. SuperC return codes
Code Meaning
0 Normal completion.
Comparison
The input files are the same. No differences found.
Search
No matches found in the input file.
1 Normal completion.
Comparison
Differences were found in the input files.
Search
Matches found in the input file.
4 WARNING. Erroneous input was detected. Files were compared but results may not be as expected. Check listing for more information.
6 WARNING. Old file did not contain proper sequence numbers, or the sequence number intervals were not sufficiently large to contain insert activity (UPDCMS8 and UPDMVS8).
8 ERROR. Error on old input file. Files were NOT compared. Check listing for more details.
16 ERROR. Error on new or search source file. The operation was NOT performed. Check listing for more details.
20 ERROR. I/O error writing to update file, FILEDEF missing, or APNDUPD process option cancelled because of inconsistent file attributes.
24 ERROR. I/O error writing to the output listing file.
25 ERROR. The old output file attributes are not consistent with the new listing requirements. The APNDLST process option can not be accepted and the operation is immediately terminated.
26 ERROR. The output file caused a "disk full"condition. The output listing is incomplete.
27 ERROR. The output file is a "read-only" disk. All I/O operations to the disk is suppressed.
28 ERROR. No data was compared because of invalid file names, no commonly named members of both input file groups, or one or both input files were empty.
32 ERROR. Insufficient storage was available for SuperC to execute. Refer to output listing for more details.
36 ERROR. z/VSE® file would not open.
40 ERROR. z/VSE label information not available.
48 ERROR. z/VSE Librarian member not found.
52 ERROR. z/VSE VSAM Showcat failed.
56 ERROR. z/VSE device type not supported.
60 ERROR. Wrong length record read on tape input.