Return codes

Table 1 shows the return codes for the exec load routine. The routine returns the return code in register 15. If you specify the return code parameter (parameter 5), the exec load routine also returns the return code in the parameter.

Table 1. Return codes for the exec load replaceable routine
Return code	Description
-3	The exec could not be located. The exec is not loaded.
0	Processing was successful. The requested function completed.
4	The specified exec is not currently loaded. A return code of 4 is used for the STATUS function only.
20	Processing was not successful. The requested function is not performed. A return code of 20 occurs if: A ddname was not specified and was required (LOAD, STATUS, and CLOSEDD functions) The TSOLOAD function was requested, but the current language processor environment is not integrated into TSO/E The ddname was specified, but the DD has not been allocated An error occurred during processing. The system also issues an error message that describes the error.
28	Processing was not successful. A language processor environment could not be located.
32	Processing was not successful. The parameter list is not valid. The parameter list contains either too few or too many parameters, or the high-order bit of the last address in the parameter list is not set to 1 to indicate the end of the parameter list.