VSAM "FILE IN USE"

Frank M. Ramaekers

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Oct 12, 2016, 10:27:44 AM10/12/16

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How do I determine where it’s in use?

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Oct 12, 2016, 10:29:14 AM10/12/16

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Usually it is in CICS. You may need to close the file.

Colin

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How do I determine where it’s in use?

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Frank M. Ramaekers

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Oct 12, 2016, 10:37:49 AM10/12/16

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Yes, this I know….CICS is down, but Dr. D is saying files are in use, and I cannot tell where.

Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.

Stuart, David

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Oct 12, 2016, 10:42:12 AM10/12/16

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Frank,

Do you have Hyperbuf (sp?), MasterCat, or products like that? Experience says that they can keep a file open, even when CICS, or the other primary file user(s), have closed the file or are down. Also, I have seen Explore keep a VSAM Catalog, and even a single file, open if you VSAM Monitoring enabled.

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Kevin Corkery

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Oct 12, 2016, 10:42:31 AM10/12/16

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Could be TCP/IP or an interactive DITTO somewhere.

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Frank M. Ramaekers

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Oct 12, 2016, 10:53:35 AM10/12/16

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Yes, MASTERCAT….this is on a test system of which I’m the only user and I’ve IPL’ed multiple times (to try to clear it up) and prevented CICS from coming up and I still have the “in use”.

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Frank M. Ramaekers

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Oct 12, 2016, 10:54:31 AM10/12/16

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Yeah, if I wasn’t the only user of the z/VSE…but I am (and I just recently IPL’ed to make sure everything got cleared up…just in case).

Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.

Lou Winston

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Oct 12, 2016, 11:00:00 AM10/12/16

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FWIW, I have a little program that all it does is open a VSAM file for update. If the file is open elsewhere, the resulting message points to the task number owning the file. Issuing a STATUS command will point to the owner..

L.W.

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How do I determine where it’s in use?

Frank M. Ramaekers

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Oct 12, 2016, 12:02:41 PM10/12/16

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Well, it turns out that Dr. D (7.0B), is giving me an “IN USE”, when the file simply wasn’t closed successfully on a prior access.

Thanks all,

Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.

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Steve Mondy

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Oct 12, 2016, 12:40:49 PM10/12/16

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We have Dr. D(7.0B), haven’t noticed this issue. But we possibly wouldn’t see it, we coded VUSE: SAVE to have DR. D work similar to VSAM B/R.

If you get a fix for this let me know.

Thanks,

Steve

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Well, it turns out that Dr. D (7.0B), is giving me an “IN USE”, when the file simply wasn’t closed successfully on a prior access.

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Oct 12, 2016, 12:42:39 PM10/12/16

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This is an x’74’ open code … VERIFY would fix this. DrD may have an option to permit the backup to proceed.

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Well, it turns out that Dr. D (7.0B), is giving me an “IN USE”, when the file simply wasn’t closed successfully on a prior access.

Deetjen, Jean-Max

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Oct 12, 2016, 1:00:17 PM10/12/16

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I HAVE SEEN NAVIGATOR KEEP A FILE OPEN EVEN AFTER IT WAS DOWN. I THINK THEER WAS A PTF TO ADDRESS THAT SITUATION.

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Frank M. Ramaekers

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Oct 12, 2016, 1:09:21 PM10/12/16

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Yeah, I just applied a number of fixes (032-057) and now it cancels when it hits one of these.

Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.

Frank M. Ramaekers

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Oct 12, 2016, 1:10:01 PM10/12/16

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It use to proceed…until I applied a bunch of fixes.

Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.

Frank M. Ramaekers

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Oct 12, 2016, 1:10:27 PM10/12/16

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Thanks MAX but it is Dr. D that’s the culprit.

Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.

Steve Mondy

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Oct 12, 2016, 3:49:47 PM10/12/16

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Enhancements!

You probably already know this but you can code this to save even if it is open,

// EXEC DRD

SA=NO,VUse=SAve, . . .

SA=LO,. . .

SA=N,TA=RU

/*

Steve

Frank M. Ramaekers

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Oct 12, 2016, 3:58:56 PM10/12/16

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Yes, and that turned to be my problem…when refreshing, you have to DRZAP the options into the DRD module….unfortunately, it’s not a separate file. Also, the “In Use” message is very misleading…no file was “In Use”, simply not closed properly upon last access.

Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.

Steve Mondy

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Oct 12, 2016, 4:21:36 PM10/12/16

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You are correct, sir. I have run into that as well.