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4038 when running COBOL application with SQL

Troubleshooting


Problem

You receive an abend4038 when running a CICS program written in COBOL with SQL commands. When you run the program through CEDF, you can see that the abend 4038 occurs when the program goes to do the first load. You are using Language Environment (LE).

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Modified date:
08 October 2025

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