Dataset in Catalog but not on Volume

Werner Nussbaumer

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Mar 3, 2003, 9:03:48 AM3/3/03

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Hi all

In a REXX procedure I first delete and then allocate a dataset:

/*REXX*/
ADDRESS TSO
"DEL 'T096058.LIB.TEST'"
"ALLOC F(CPMUNITS) DSN('T096058.LIB.TEST') CATALOG LRECL(80)",
"RECFM(F B) TRACKS SPACE(1,1) DIR(0) DSORG(PS) NEW REUSE"
ADDRESS MVS
"EXECIO * DISKW CPMUNITS (STEM DATA. FINIS"

This works dozens of time, but randomly the dataset can't be deleted with the normal DEL command because it is in the catalog but not on the indicated volume. The REXX is called under BBI and the TSO delete command shows the following error message:

del 'T096058.LIB.TEST'
DATA SET T096058.LIB.TEST NOT ON VOLUME AS INDICATED IN THE CATALOG OR VOL PARAMETER
** T096058.LIB.TEST NOT DELETED
LASTCC=8

Does anyone know how this can happen?

Thanks for any help,
Regards
Werner Nussbaumer

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Doug Nadel

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Mar 3, 2003, 9:31:21 AM3/3/03

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Try DEL dsname NOSCRATCH

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Werner Nussbaumer

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Mar 3, 2003, 10:03:28 AM3/3/03

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Yes, that works, but how can a dataset be in the catalog and not on the specified volume?

Regards
Werner Nussbaumer

Binyamin Dissen

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Mar 3, 2003, 10:03:26 AM3/3/03

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On Mon, 3 Mar 2003 14:31:21 GMT Doug Nadel <some...@MINDSPRING.COM> wrote:

:>Try DEL dsname NOSCRATCH

I would try to figure out why the problem is occurring. It cannot occur if the
allocation is always under TSO unless either NEW KEEP is sometimes specified
or if the catalog is messed up.

It can occur in batch if the system fails while the step with DISP=(,CATLG)
fails.

:>On 3 Mar 2003 06:03:48 -0800, werner.n...@UBS.COM (Werner Nussbaumer) wrote:

:>>In a REXX procedure I first delete and then allocate a dataset:

:>>/*REXX*/
:>>ADDRESS TSO
:>>"DEL 'T096058.LIB.TEST'"
:>>"ALLOC F(CPMUNITS) DSN('T096058.LIB.TEST') CATALOG LRECL(80)",
:>> "RECFM(F B) TRACKS SPACE(1,1) DIR(0) DSORG(PS) NEW REUSE"
:>>ADDRESS MVS
:>>"EXECIO * DISKW CPMUNITS (STEM DATA. FINIS"

:>>This works dozens of time, but randomly the dataset can't be deleted with the normal DEL command because it is in the catalog but not on the indicated volume. The REXX is called under BBI and the TSO delete command shows the following error message:

:>>del 'T096058.LIB.TEST'
:>>DATA SET T096058.LIB.TEST NOT ON VOLUME AS INDICATED IN THE CATALOG OR VOL PARAMETER
:>>** T096058.LIB.TEST NOT DELETED
:>>LASTCC=8

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Phil Clowes

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Mar 4, 2003, 10:28:54 AM3/4/03

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Any number of reasons (some given in previous posts)

Often it is as a result of a manual process where a person has removed the
dataset without going through the catalog.

Or it is due to a step failure when the dataset is being created.

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