Re: Weird INFDS problem

On 22/11/2007, at 7:46 AM, James Lampert wrote:

I've got a strange issue in which one particular OPM program (OPM RPG,
if it makes any difference), when running on one particular box (the one
on which it was compiled), is unable to access the INFDS of its display
file, and blows up with a "pointer not set" error if it attempts to do so.

At least 2 different revisions of the program have this problem, but
only on this particular box. And other programs have no trouble at all
accessing the INFDSs of their display files on that box, and neither of
the two revisions of the program have the problem on a different box.

Strangest of all, the troublesome program worked fine on the troublesome
box back in October.


Any idea what could be going on?

Well, the obvious thing is to ask what changed between October and now? I found a German web site referencing the same problem. In their case the program worked, PTFs were applied, program failed. A recompile of all related programs fixed it in their case.

I did a quick search for INFDS and MCH3601 at IBM Support but no hits.

Are you sure the MCH3601 is occurring on a reference to the INFDS and not to some other field such as a parameter that was not passed?

Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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